Gray-headed Flying Fox vs redhead

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hamelia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).