Gray-headed Flying Fox vs waved carpet

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Hydrelia sylvata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	waved carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Geometridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hydrelia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Hydrelia sylvata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and waved carpet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

waved carpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

waved carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.