Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Ascagne

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Cercopithecus ascanius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Ascagne
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cercopithecus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Cercopithecus ascanius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Ascagne

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ascagne

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.