Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Squale moustache

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Squale moustache is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Squale moustache
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Squalidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cirrhigaleus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Cirrhigaleus barbifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Squale moustache share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Squale moustache

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squale moustache

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.