Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Japanese Long-eared Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Plecotus sacrimontis

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Japanese Long-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Japanese Long-eared 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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Plecotus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Plecotus sacrimontis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-headed Flying Fox and Japanese Long-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Japanese Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Japanese Long-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Long-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.