Gray Flying Fox vs Poison Sumac

Pteropus griseus compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Poison Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Toxicodendron
Species	Pteropus griseus	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.