Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Red Balau

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Red Balau
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)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Shorea
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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