elegant spike-rush vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Eleocharis elegans compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• elegant spike-rush is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elegant spike-rush	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eleocharis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eleocharis elegans	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elegant spike-rush	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.