Gray Flying Fox vs Japanese Hazel

Pteropus griseus compared with Corylus sieboldiana

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Japanese Hazel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Japanese Hazel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Corylus
Species	Pteropus griseus	Corylus sieboldiana

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Hazel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Japanese Hazel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Hazel

Habitat

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