Gray-headed Flying Fox vs carapau

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Ammannia coccinea

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while carapau is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	carapau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ammannia
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

carapau

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

carapau

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).