Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Orange Disco

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aleurodiscus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.