Gray-headed Flying Fox vs short-stem iris

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Iris
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.