Devil-thorn vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Devil-thorn is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cactaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Echinocereus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

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.