Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Richardson’s Willow

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Salix richardsonii

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Richardson’s Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Richardson’s Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Salix
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Salix richardsonii

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Richardson’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Richardson’s Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Richardson’s Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.