Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Little Tube-nosed Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Murina aurata

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Little Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Little Tube-nosed 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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Murina
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Murina aurata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Little Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Little Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Little Tube-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.