Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Psephellus straminicephalus

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Straw-coloured-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Psephellus
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Psephellus straminicephalus

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Straw-coloured-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-coloured-headed Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.