Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Pale Shining Brown

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Polia bombycina

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Pale Shining Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pale Shining Brown
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Polia bombycina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pale Shining Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pale Shining Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Shining Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.