Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Green flatsedge

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Cyperus virens

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Green flatsedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Green flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyperus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Cyperus virens

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Green flatsedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Green flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).