Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Round-fruited Sedge

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Carex rotundata

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Round-fruited Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Round-fruited Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carex
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Carex rotundata

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Round-fruited Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Round-fruited Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-fruited Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.