Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Shingle Flatsedge

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Shingle Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Shingle Flatsedge
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)	Cyperus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Cyperus imbricatus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).