Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Silver-throated Tanager

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Tangara icterocephala

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Silver-throated Tanager is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Silver-throated Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thraupidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tangara
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Tangara icterocephala

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Silver-throated Tanager share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Silver-throated Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Silver-throated Tanager
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-throated Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Silver-throated Tanager

Silver-throated Tanager (Tangara icterocephala) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.