Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Inflatedscale flatsedge

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Cyperus aggregatus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Inflatedscale flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Inflatedscale flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cyperus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Cyperus aggregatus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Inflatedscale flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Inflatedscale flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).