Elegant Trogon vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Trogon elegans compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Elegant Trogon is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Trogon	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Trogonidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Trogon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Trogon elegans	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Trogon and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Elegant Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Trogon	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Trogon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.