Field Foxtail vs Gray Flying Fox

Alopecurus pratensis compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Field Foxtail is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Foxtail	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alopecurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alopecurus pratensis	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Foxtail	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.