Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Indigo sauvage

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Tephrosia pumila

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Indigo sauvage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tephrosia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Tephrosia pumila

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Indigo sauvage

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indigo sauvage

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.