Gray-headed Flying Fox vs joint-vetch

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	joint-vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aeschynomene
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).