Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Red Buckeye

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Aesculus pavia

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Red Buckeye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Red Buckeye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aesculus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Aesculus pavia

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Red Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).