Gray-headed Flying Fox vs provision-tree

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	provision-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pachira
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Pachira aquatica

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

provision-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).