Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Yellow Bartonia

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Bartonia virginica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Yellow Bartonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Gentianaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Bartonia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Bartonia virginica

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Bartonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Bartonia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.