Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Lamulate Shrew

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Chodsigoa lamula

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Lamulate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lamulate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chodsigoa
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Chodsigoa lamula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.