Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Jarrah

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Eucalyptus marginata

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Jarrah is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Jarrah
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eucalyptus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Eucalyptus marginata

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Jarrah

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jarrah

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan, United States, and Yemen. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.