Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Lakes Marble

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Celypha rufana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Lakes Marble is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lakes Marble
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Celypha
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Celypha rufana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Lakes Marble share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Lakes Marble

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lakes Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.