Gray-headed Flying Fox vs winter heath

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Erica carnea

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while winter heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	winter heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erica
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Erica carnea

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

winter heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	winter heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winter heath

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).