Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Hamadryas baboon

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Hamadryas baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hamadryas baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Papio
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Hamadryas baboon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hamadryas baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hamadryas baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hamadryas baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.