Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Lined Hooktail

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Lined Hooktail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gomphidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Paragomphus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Lined Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.