Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Spiral head ginger

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Spiral head ginger
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 scaber

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Spiral head ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).