Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Himalayan ash

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Fraxinus griffithii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Himalayan ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fraxinus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Fraxinus griffithii

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Himalayan ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Taiwan, and United States.