Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Shrubby Orache

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Atriplex halimus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Shrubby Orache
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Atriplex
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Atriplex halimus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Shrubby Orache

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shrubby Orache

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Iraq) and Europe (6 countries).