Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Pale Clouded Yellow

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Colias hyale

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Pale Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pale Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pieridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Colias
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Colias hyale

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pale Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Pale Clouded Yellow

Pale Clouded Yellow (Colias hyale) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.