Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Hortensia

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hortensia
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hydrangea
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hortensia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortensia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).