Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Texas Ash

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oleaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fraxinus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

Habitat

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