Gray-headed Flying Fox vs pale shoulder

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Acontia lucida

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while pale shoulder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	pale shoulder
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)	Acontia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Acontia lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

pale shoulder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	pale shoulder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale shoulder

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and Sweden.