Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Hedgemustard

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Sisymbrium officinale

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hedgemustard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sisymbrium
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Sisymbrium officinale

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hedgemustard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hedgemustard

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).