Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Large Redeye

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Erythromma najas

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Large Redeye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Large Redeye
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erythromma
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Erythromma najas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Large Redeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Redeye

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.