Gray-headed Flying Fox vs northern common cuscus

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Phalanger orientalis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while northern common cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	northern common cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phalangeridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phalanger
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Phalanger orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and northern common cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

northern common cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	northern common cuscus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

northern common cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.