Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Keeled wormseed

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Dysphania carinata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Keeled wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dysphania
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Dysphania carinata

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).