Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Sudangrass

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Sorghum drummondii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Sudangrass
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)	Sorghum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Sorghum drummondii

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Sudangrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sudangrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Turkey), Europe (France, Greece, Norway), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Bolivia).