Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Brachyuromys
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.