Gray Flying Fox vs Hairy Rowan

Pteropus griseus compared with Sorbus lanata

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Hairy Rowan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Hairy Rowan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sorbus
Species	Pteropus griseus	Sorbus lanata

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Rowan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Hairy Rowan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Rowan

Habitat

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