Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Keruing

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Keruing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Keruing
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dipterocarpus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Keruing

Habitat

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