Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Runner Bean

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Phaseolus coccineus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Runner Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Runner Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phaseolus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Phaseolus coccineus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Runner Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Runner Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).