Gray-headed Flying Fox vs amor-do-campo

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	amor-do-campo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Desmodium
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	amor-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

amor-do-campo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.