Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Gum-elemi

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Burseraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bursera
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.