Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Mexican Muhly

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Muhlenbergia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).