Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Java-bean

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Java-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Fabales (豆目)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Senna
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Java-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).