Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Grooved Flax

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Linaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Linum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.