Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Phyllostomus discolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pale Spear-nosed 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)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phyllostomus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Phyllostomus discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Pale 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.

Pale Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.