Adder’S-Mouth vs Lyles flying fox

Malaxis bayardii compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Adder’S-Mouth is Critically Endangered while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder’S-Mouth	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Orchidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Malaxis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Malaxis bayardii	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Adder’S-Mouth

CR — Critically Endangered

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder’S-Mouth	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder’S-Mouth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adder’S-Mouth

The Adder’S-Mouth (Malaxis bayardii) is a species in the genus Malaxis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Canada and United States.