Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Talquezal

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Paspalum virgatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Talquezal
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)	Paspalum
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Paspalum virgatum

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Talquezal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Talquezal

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).