Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Thatch palm

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Sabal yapa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Arecaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sabal
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.