Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Greater Dog-like Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Peropteryx kappleri

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Greater Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Dog-like Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Peropteryx
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Peropteryx kappleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Greater Dog-like Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.