Extra-striped Snaketail vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Ophiogomphus anomalus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Extra-striped Snaketail is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Extra-striped Snaketail	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gomphidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ophiogomphus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Ophiogomphus anomalus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Extra-striped Snaketail and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Extra-striped Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Extra-striped Snaketail	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Extra-striped Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.