Gray Flying Fox vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Pteropus griseus compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	Thin-leaved Centaury
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)	Centaurea
Species	Pteropus griseus	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Thin-leaved Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-leaved Centaury

Habitat

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