Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Smooth Winterberry

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Ilex laevigata

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Smooth Winterberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ilex
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.