Gray Flying Fox vs Stinking willie

Pteropus griseus compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Jacobaea
Species	Pteropus griseus	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Stinking willie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).