Gray-headed Flying Fox vs umkokolo

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dovyalis
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).