Gray-headed Flying Fox vs willow-weed

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Persicaria
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.