Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Stiff Brome

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Brachypodium distachyon

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Stiff Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Stiff Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Brachypodium
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Brachypodium distachyon

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Stiff Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Stiff Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stiff Brome

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).