Gray-headed Flying Fox vs karanda

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Carissa carandas

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	karanda
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carissa
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Carissa carandas

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

karanda

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

karanda

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.