Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Khakiweed

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Alternanthera pungens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Khakiweed
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)	Alternanthera
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Alternanthera pungens

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Khakiweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Khakiweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).