Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Malayan Water Shrew

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Malayan Water 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)	Chimarrogale
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.