Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Virginia Cutgrass

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Leersia virginica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Virginia Cutgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Leersia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Leersia virginica

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Virginia Cutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Virginia Cutgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and United States.