Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Japanese Bindweed

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Calystegia pubescens

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Japanese Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Japanese Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Calystegia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Calystegia pubescens

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Japanese Bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.