Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Spanish Ash

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Inga ingoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Spanish Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Inga
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Inga ingoides

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Spanish Ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.