Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Turkey-Tail

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Trametes versicolor

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Turkey-Tail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Turkey-Tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trametes
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Trametes versicolor

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Turkey-Tail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Turkey-Tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turkey-Tail

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).