Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Red melastome

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melastoma
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.