Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Wandering vetch

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Vicia peregrina

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Wandering vetch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Wandering vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Vicia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Vicia peregrina

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Wandering vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wandering vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (13 countries), and North America (United States).