Gray-headed Flying Fox vs mersawa

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	mersawa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Anisoptera
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

Habitat

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