Gray-headed Flying Fox vs short-stem iris

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Iris
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.