Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Rayed Tansy

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Tanacetum macrophyllum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Rayed Tansy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tanacetum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Tanacetum macrophyllum

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Rayed Tansy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rayed Tansy

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).