Gray-headed Flying Fox vs mountain alison

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Alyssum montanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	mountain alison
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alyssum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Alyssum montanum

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

mountain alison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain alison

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).