Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Red dock

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Rumex bucephalophorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Red dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rumex
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Rumex bucephalophorus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Red dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).