Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Trident leaf-nosed bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Asellia tridens

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Trident leaf-nosed bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Trident leaf-nosed bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hipposideridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Asellia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Asellia tridens

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Trident leaf-nosed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Trident leaf-nosed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Trident leaf-nosed bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trident leaf-nosed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.