Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Slippery Jack

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Suillus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).