Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Matted sandmat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Euphorbia serpens

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Matted sandmat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Matted sandmat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Euphorbia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Euphorbia serpens

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Matted sandmat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Matted sandmat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Matted sandmat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).