Afghan-Melon vs Gray Flying Fox

Citrullus lanatus compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Afghan-Melon is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan-Melon	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Cucurbitales (Bộ Bầu bí)	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Citrullus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Citrullus lanatus	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Afghan-Melon

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afghan-Melon	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan-Melon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Afghan-Melon

The Afghan-Melon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species in the genus Citrullus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, and Belgium.