Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Pencil Cedar

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Pencil Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Araliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polyscias
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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