Gray Flying Fox vs Hill Turmeric

Pteropus griseus compared with Curcuma pseudomontana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Hill Turmeric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Curcuma
Species	Pteropus griseus	Curcuma pseudomontana

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hill Turmeric

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Hill Turmeric
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hill Turmeric

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.