Gray-headed Flying Fox vs horse

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Equus caballus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	horse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Equus caballus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and horse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

horse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

horse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Sri Lanka), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (7 countries).