Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Portuguese Squill

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Scilla peruviana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Portuguese Squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scilla
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Scilla peruviana

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Portuguese Squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Portuguese Squill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).