Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Lime Pigmy

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Stigmella tiliae

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Lime Pigmy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lime Pigmy
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)	Nepticulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Stigmella
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Stigmella tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lime Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lime Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.