Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Himalayan ginger

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Hedychium gardnerianum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Himalayan ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hedychium
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Hedychium gardnerianum

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Himalayan ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Vietnam), Europe (7 countries), North America (Cuba, Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).