Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Silvery Arches

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Polia hepatica

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Silvery Arches is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Silvery Arches
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Noctuidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Polia hepatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Silvery Arches

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silvery Arches

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.