Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Oriental Plane-tree

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Platanus orientalis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Oriental Plane-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Platanaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Platanus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Platanus orientalis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Oriental Plane-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).