Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Lesser Yellowlegs

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Tringa flavipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lesser Yellowlegs
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Scolopacidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tringa
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Tringa flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Lesser Yellowlegs share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Lesser Yellowlegs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Yellowlegs

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.