Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Squirrel Corn

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dicentra
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.