Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Meadow pea

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Lathyrus pratensis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Meadow pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Meadow pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lathyrus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Lathyrus pratensis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Meadow pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Meadow pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).