Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Madeira Wolf Spider

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Hogna maderiana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Madeira Wolf Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Madeira Wolf Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lycosidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hogna
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Hogna maderiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Madeira Wolf Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Madeira Wolf Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madeira Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Portugal.