Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Sac-winged 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)	Saccopteryx
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Saccopteryx bilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Sac-winged 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 Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.