Gray-headed Flying Fox vs large flying fox

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Pteropus vampyrus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while large flying fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	large flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus same	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Pteropus vampyrus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and large flying fox share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pteropus. (Flying Foxes)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

large flying fox

NT — Near Threatened

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	large flying fox
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	30 cm
Average Weight	—	1.1 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large flying fox

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

large flying fox

세계에서 가장 큰 박쥐 종으로, 날개폭이 최대 1.5미터에 달하며 동남아시아에서 필리핀, 인도네시아에 이르는 열대 숲에 서식한다. 이름과 달리 과일과 꽃꿀만 먹으며, 열대 삼림 나무의 중요한 화분 매개자이자 종자 산포자다. 수천 마리로 이루어진 대규모 군락에서 쉰다. 식용 사냥과 서식지 파괴로 취약종으로 등재되어 있다.