Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Lesser Lattice Brown

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Kirinia climene

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Lesser Lattice Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lesser Lattice Brown
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)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Kirinia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Kirinia climene

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Lattice Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lesser Lattice Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Lattice Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).