Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Juniper Disco

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Pithya cupressina

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Juniper Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Juniper Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pithya
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Pithya cupressina

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Juniper Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Juniper Disco

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).