Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Sturnira erythromos

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hairy Yellow-shouldered 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)	Sturnira
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Sturnira erythromos

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.