Fly marsh elder vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Iva cheiranthifolia compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Fly marsh elder is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fly marsh elder	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Iva	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Iva cheiranthifolia	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fly marsh elder	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.