Furze Hakea vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Hakea ulicina compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Furze Hakea is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Furze Hakea	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hakea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hakea ulicina	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Furze Hakea

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Furze Hakea

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.