Gray-headed Flying Fox vs tree mallow

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Malva arborea

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while tree mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	tree mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Malva
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Malva arborea

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

tree mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	tree mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tree mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).