Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Hepatica

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Hepatica nobilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hepatica
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hepatica
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Hepatica nobilis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hepatica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hepatica

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).