Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Oregon Ash

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Fraxinus latifolia

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Oregon Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Oregon Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fraxinus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Fraxinus latifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Oregon Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Oregon Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oregon Ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.