Crying Tree vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Euphorbia cupularis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Crying Tree is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crying Tree	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Euphorbia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Euphorbia cupularis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crying Tree	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crying Tree

Habitat

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.