Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Murex

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Murex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Medicago
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).