Gray-headed Flying Fox vs limestone fern

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Gymnocarpium
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.