Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Mexican redleg

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Brachypelma emilia

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Mexican redleg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Mexican redleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Theraphosidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Brachypelma
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Brachypelma emilia

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Mexican redleg share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican redleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican redleg

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.