Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Grizzled Skipper

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Pyrgus centaureae

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Grizzled Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Grizzled Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pyrgus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Pyrgus centaureae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Grizzled Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Grizzled Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Grizzled Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grizzled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.