Gray-headed Flying Fox vs

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Microbotryum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.