Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Pale-faced Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phylloderma
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Phylloderma stenops

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Pale-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.