Cowpea vs Gray Flying Fox

Vigna unguiculata compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Cowpea is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowpea	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Vigna	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Vigna unguiculata	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Cowpea

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowpea	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowpea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Croatia, Italy), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.