Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Mountain Waterberry

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Syzygium legatii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Mountain Waterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Syzygium
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Syzygium legatii

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Waterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waterberry

Habitat

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