Cyprus Spiny Mouse vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Acomys nesiotes compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Cyprus Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Acomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cyprus Spiny Mouse and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cyprus Spiny Mouse	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cyprus.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.