Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Chaerephon bemmeleni compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Chaerephon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Chaerephon bemmeleni	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gland-tailed Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.