Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Poison devil's-pepper

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Poison devil's-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rauvolfia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Poison devil's-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and United States.