Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Woody Fleabane

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Dittrichia viscosa

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Woody Fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Woody Fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dittrichia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Dittrichia viscosa

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Woody Fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Woody Fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woody Fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).