Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Irish Threadwort

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Telaranea nematodes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Telaranea
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Telaranea nematodes

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Irish Threadwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.