Gray-headed Flying Fox vs West Indies cherry

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	West Indies cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.