Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Lonchophylla orcesi

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Orces's Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Orces's Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lonchophylla
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Lonchophylla orcesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Orces's Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Orces's Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.