Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
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 same	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cynopterus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pteropodidae. (Fruit Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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 Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.