Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Superb Maya

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Miconia superba

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Superb Maya is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Superb Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Miconia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Miconia superba

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Superb Maya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Superb Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.