Geelvink Bay Flying Fox vs Thatching grass

Pteropus pohlei compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Geelvink Bay Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Geelvink Bay Flying Fox	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hyparrhenia
Species	Pteropus pohlei	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Geelvink Bay Flying Fox	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Geelvink Bay Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).