Gray-headed Flying Fox vs melon-leaf nightshade

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Solanum citrullifolium

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while melon-leaf nightshade is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	melon-leaf nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Solanaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Solanum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Solanum citrullifolium

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

melon-leaf nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	melon-leaf nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

melon-leaf nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Sweden.