Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Yarrow

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Achillea crithmifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Yarrow
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)	Achillea
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Achillea crithmifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).