Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Prostrate pigweed

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Amaranthus albus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Prostrate pigweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Prostrate pigweed
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amaranthus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Amaranthus albus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Prostrate pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (9 countries), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).