Gray Flying Fox vs northern ash

Pteropus griseus compared with Fraxinus bungeana

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while northern ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	northern ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fraxinus
Species	Pteropus griseus	Fraxinus bungeana

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

northern ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	northern ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern ash

Habitat

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