Philippine Gray Flying Fox vs Sallow Button

Pteropus speciosus compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tortricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Acleris
Species	Pteropus speciosus	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Philippine Gray Flying Fox and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Philippine Gray Flying Fox	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.