Gray-backed Tern vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Onychoprion lunatus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-backed Tern	Gray-headed 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 poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-backed Tern	Gray-headed 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-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.