Gray-headed Flying Fox vs wire crabgrass

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while wire crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	wire crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Digitaria
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Digitaria longiflora

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	wire crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 countries).