Curran’s Pitogo vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Cycas curranii compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cycadaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cycas	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cycas curranii	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.