Gray-headed Flying Fox vs

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Hemiselmis amylifera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cryptophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Chroomonadaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hemiselmis
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Hemiselmis amylifera

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.