Forest Cabbage-tree vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Cussonia sphaerocephala compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Forest Cabbage-tree is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Cabbage-tree	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Araliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cussonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cussonia sphaerocephala	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Forest Cabbage-tree

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Cabbage-tree	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Cabbage-tree

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.