Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Serradella

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Ornithopus sativus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Serradella
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)	Ornithopus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Ornithopus sativus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Serradella

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Serradella

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan, Mongolia), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).