Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Hipposideros ridleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hipposideros
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Hipposideros ridleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ridley's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.