Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Ariteus flavescens

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Jamaican Fig-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ariteus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Ariteus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Jamaican Fig-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.