Forest Krantz Ash vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Atalaya natalensis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Krantz Ash	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Atalaya	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Atalaya natalensis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Forest Krantz Ash

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Krantz Ash	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Krantz Ash

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.