Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Japanese Water Shrew

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Chimarrogale
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.