Giant Palm vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Raphia australis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Palm	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arecaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Raphia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Raphia australis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Giant Palm

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Palm

Habitat

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.