Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Imported currantworm

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Nematus ribesii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Imported currantworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Nematus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Nematus ribesii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Imported currantworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Imported currantworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Imported currantworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Iceland, Norway, and United States.