Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Red Alder

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Betulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alnus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).