East Asian Free-tailed Bat vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Tadarida insignis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• East Asian Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East Asian Free-tailed Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Molossidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tadarida	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Tadarida insignis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

East Asian Free-tailed Bat and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East Asian Free-tailed Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

East Asian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.