Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Idiurus macrotis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anomaluridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Idiurus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Idiurus macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Scaly-tailed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.