Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Carollia monohernandezi

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carollia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Carollia monohernandezi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.