Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Alticola semicanus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alticola
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Alticola semicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Mongolian Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.