Gray-headed Flying Fox vs halberd willow

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Salix hastata

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while halberd willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	halberd 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 hastata

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

halberd willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

halberd willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.