Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Meadowsweet

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Spiraea alba

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Meadowsweet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Spiraea
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Spiraea alba

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Meadowsweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadowsweet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (17 countries), and North America (United States).