Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Karo

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Pittosporum crassifolium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Karo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pittosporum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Pittosporum crassifolium

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Karo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Karo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).