Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Soldier fly

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Soldier fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Microchrysa
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Microchrysa flavicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Soldier fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.