Centaury vs Gray Flying Fox

Centaurium erythraea compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Centaury is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Gray 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	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Gentianaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Centaurium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Centaurium erythraea	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Centaury

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

The Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) is a species in the genus Centaurium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Australia', 'Belgium', 'Bolivia', 'Brazil', 'Canada'].