Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Pink Turtlehead

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Chelone lyonii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pink Turtlehead
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)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chelone
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Chelone lyonii

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pink Turtlehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Turtlehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.