Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Silkbay

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Persea humilis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Silkbay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Silkbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lauraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Persea
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Persea humilis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Silkbay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkbay

Habitat

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