Fimbry vs Gray Flying Fox

Fimbristylis littoralis compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Fimbry is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fimbry	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	Cyperaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fimbristylis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fimbristylis littoralis	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fimbry	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.