Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Hairy Bindweed

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Calystegia pulchra

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Hairy Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hairy Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Calystegia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Calystegia pulchra

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hairy Bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).