Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Ocellated Darner

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Boyeria grafiana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Ocellated Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Ocellated Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Boyeria
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Boyeria grafiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Ocellated Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.