Gray-headed Flying Fox vs White Lauan

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Parashorea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while White Lauan is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	White Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Parashorea
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Parashorea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

White Lauan

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	White Lauan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Lauan

Habitat

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