Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Jacob's coat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Acalypha wilkesiana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Jacob's coat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Jacob's coat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acalypha
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Acalypha wilkesiana

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Jacob's coat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Jacob's coat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jacob's coat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).