Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Ooldea dunnart

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sminthopsis
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.