Fox Potato vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Solanum lignicaule compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Fox Potato is Endangered while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fox Potato	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Solanaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Solanum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Solanum lignicaule	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Fox Potato

EN — Endangered

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fox Potato	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fox Potato

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.