Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Pollenia angustigena

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polleniidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pollenia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Pollenia angustigena

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.