Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Chaerephon johorensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chaerephon
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Chaerephon johorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Northern Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.