Cornish heath vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Erica vagans compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Cornish heath is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cornish heath	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Erica	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Erica vagans	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Cornish heath

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cornish heath	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cornish heath

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.