Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Small shell ginger

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Alpinia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.