Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Geomys personatus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Texas Pocket Gopher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Texas Pocket Gopher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geomyidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Geomys
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Geomys personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Texas Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.