Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Pacific mountain onion

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Allium validum

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Pacific mountain onion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pacific mountain onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Allium
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Allium validum

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific mountain onion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pacific mountain onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific mountain onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.