Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Water medick

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Medicago littoralis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Water medick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Water medick
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)	Medicago
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Medicago littoralis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Water medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).