Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Notch-wing Button

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Acleris emargana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Notch-wing Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Notch-wing Button
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)	Acleris
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Acleris emargana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Notch-wing Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Notch-wing Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Notch-wing Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.