Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Orange Cup

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Orange Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melastiza
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Orange Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.