vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Disciseda bovista compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• is Critically Endangered while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (फफूंद)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Disciseda	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Disciseda bovista	Pteropus speciosus

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.