Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Minute duckweed

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lemna
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).