Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Myodes
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.