Gray Flying Fox vs storax

Pteropus griseus compared with Styrax officinalis

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while storax is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	storax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Styracaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Styrax
Species	Pteropus griseus	Styrax officinalis

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

storax

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	storax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

storax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal, and United Kingdom.