Fibrebark vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Melaleuca nervosa compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fibrebark	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myrtaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Melaleuca	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Melaleuca nervosa	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Fibrebark

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fibrebark

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.