Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Widow Skimmer

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Libellula luctuosa

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Widow Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Libellula
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Widow Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.