Gray-headed Flying Fox vs hairy willow

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Salix vestita

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while hairy willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	hairy willow
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)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Salix
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Salix vestita

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

hairy willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	hairy willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hairy willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.