Cork bark oak vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Quercus suber compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

  • Cork bark oak is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cork bark oak Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fagales (Beeches & Oaks) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Fagaceae (Beech Family) Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Quercus (Oaks) Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Quercus suber Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Cork bark oak

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cork bark oak Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cork bark oak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cork bark oak

No description available.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

No description available.

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