Gray-headed Flying Fox vs mountain melick

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Melica nutans

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while mountain melick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melica
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.