Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Moon Trefoil

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Medicago arborea

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Moon Trefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Medicago
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).