Gray-headed Flying Fox vs kit fox

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Vulpes macrotis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while kit fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	kit fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Vulpes macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and kit fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

kit fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

kit fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.