Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Mountain Saffron

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Solorina crocea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Solorina
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.