Gray-headed Flying Fox vs White Padouk

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while White Padouk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	White Padouk
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)	Pterocarpus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Pterocarpus mildbraedii

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

White Padouk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Padouk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.