Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Greater white-toothed shrew

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Crocidura russula

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Greater white-toothed shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater white-toothed shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Soricidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Crocidura
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Crocidura russula

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Greater white-toothed shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Greater white-toothed shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater white-toothed shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater white-toothed shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).