Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Peters's Ghost-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Mormoopidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Mormoops
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Peters's Ghost-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Peters's Ghost-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.