Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Madagascan fruit bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eidolon
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madagascan fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.