Bitternut vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Carya cordiformis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitternut	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Fagales (ブナ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Juglandaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carya	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carya cordiformis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Bitternut

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitternut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitternut

The Bitternut (Carya cordiformis) is a species in the genus Carya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.