Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Mountain Hemlock

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Tsuga mertensiana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Mountain Hemlock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Mountain Hemlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tsuga
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Tsuga mertensiana

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Hemlock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Hemlock

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.