Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Northern Bell

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Rhopobota ustomaculana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Northern Bell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Northern Bell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhopobota
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Rhopobota ustomaculana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Bell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Bell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.