Gray-headed Flying Fox vs myrtil

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Maniola jurtina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	myrtil
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Maniola
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Maniola jurtina

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and myrtil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

myrtil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

myrtil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

myrtil

meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.