Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Greater Naked Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Molossidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cheiromeles
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Cheiromeles torquatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Greater Naked Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (चमगादड़)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.