Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phyllostomus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Phyllostomus hastatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Greater Spear-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Spear-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.

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.