Gray Flying Fox vs Shantung maple

Pteropus griseus compared with Acer truncatum

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Shantung maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Shantung maple
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)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acer
Species	Pteropus griseus	Acer truncatum

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Shantung maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Shantung maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shantung maple

Habitat

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