Gray-headed Flying Fox vs spiral flag

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Costus villosissimus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while spiral flag is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	spiral flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Costaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Costus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Costus villosissimus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

spiral flag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral flag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Colombia.