Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Mitú Maya

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Miconia mituana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Mitú Maya is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Mitú Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Miconia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Miconia mituana

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mitú Maya

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mitú Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.