Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Parnassus Dandelion

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Taraxacum parnassicum

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Parnassus Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Parnassus Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Taraxacum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Taraxacum parnassicum

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Parnassus Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Parnassus Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Parnassus Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.