Gray-headed Flying Fox vs sorrel

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Oxalis rosea

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Oxalis
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Oxalis rosea

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (5 countries).