Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Guinea ant

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Tetramorium bicarinatum

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Guinea ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Guinea ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Formicidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tetramorium
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Tetramorium bicarinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Guinea ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Guinea ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guinea ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (12 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile).