Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Thin Asphodeline

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray-headed Flying Fox Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Asphodelaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Asphodeline
Species Pteropus poliocephalus Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray-headed Flying Fox Thin Asphodeline
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin Asphodeline

Habitat

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

No description available.

Thin Asphodeline

No description available.

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