Gray-headed Flying Fox vs red-shanked douc

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Pygathrix nemaeus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while red-shanked douc is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	red-shanked douc
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pygathrix
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Pygathrix nemaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and red-shanked douc share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

red-shanked douc

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	red-shanked douc
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-shanked douc

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.