Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Spreading amaranth

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Amaranthus crassipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Spreading amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amaranthus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Amaranthus crassipes

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Spreading amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Italy, Japan, and United States.