Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Wormseed

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Wormseed
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dysphania
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).