Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Hairy Snakefern

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Microgramma
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.