Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Mesquite

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Prosopis pallida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Mesquite
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)	Prosopis
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Prosopis pallida

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mesquite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mesquite

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Timor-Leste), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Kiribati), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).