Gray-headed Flying Fox vs pignut

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Mesosphaerum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.