Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Pale-edged Flycatcher

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Myiarchus cephalotes

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Pale-edged Flycatcher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pale-edged Flycatcher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tyrannidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Myiarchus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Myiarchus cephalotes

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Pale-edged Flycatcher share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pale-edged Flycatcher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pale-edged Flycatcher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-edged Flycatcher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Pale-edged Flycatcher

Pale-edged Flycatcher (Myiarchus cephalotes) 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.