Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Jungle Shrew

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Suncus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Jungle Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.