Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Red Lauan

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Shorea negrosensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Red Lauan
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 negrosensis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Red Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Lauan

Habitat

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