Gray-backed Tern vs Gray Flying Fox

Onychoprion lunatus compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Gray-backed Tern is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-backed Tern	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Laridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Onychoprion	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Onychoprion lunatus	Pteropus griseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-backed Tern and Gray Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-backed Tern	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-backed Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.