Gray Flying Fox vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Pteropus griseus compared with Vampyrodes major

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Great Stripe-faced Bat
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Vampyrodes
Species	Pteropus griseus	Vampyrodes major

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Flying Fox and Great Stripe-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Great Stripe-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.