Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Longawn Muhly

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Longawn Muhly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Longawn Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Muhlenbergia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Muhlenbergia spiciformis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Longawn Muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Longawn Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Longawn Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.