Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Speckled Fanner

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Glyphipterix thrasonella

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Speckled Fanner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Speckled Fanner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Glyphipterigidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Glyphipterix
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Glyphipterix thrasonella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Speckled Fanner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Speckled Fanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.