Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Three-Spotted Pink

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dianthus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Three-Spotted Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-Spotted Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and United States.