Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Willow Tortrix

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Epinotia cruciana

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Willow Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Willow Tortrix
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Epinotia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Epinotia cruciana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Willow Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Willow Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.