Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Paraguayan dock

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Rumex paraguayensis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Paraguayan dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Paraguayan dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rumex
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Rumex paraguayensis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Paraguayan dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Paraguayan dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paraguayan dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.