Gillet's cherry-orange vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Citropsis gilletiana compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gillet's cherry-orange	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	Rutaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Citropsis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Citropsis gilletiana	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gillet's cherry-orange	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gillet's cherry-orange

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.