Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Yarrow Flat-body

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Depressaria olerella

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Yarrow Flat-body is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Yarrow Flat-body
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)	Depressariidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Depressaria
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Depressaria olerella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Yarrow Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Yarrow Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yarrow Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.