Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Wau-beech

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Magnolia vrieseana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Wau-beech is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Wau-beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Magnoliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Magnolia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Magnolia vrieseana

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Wau-beech

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wau-beech

Habitat

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