African locust-bean vs Lyles flying fox

Parkia biglobosa compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• African locust-bean is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African locust-bean	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Parkia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Parkia biglobosa	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

African locust-bean

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African locust-bean	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African locust-bean

Habitat

Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African locust-bean

The African locust-bean (Parkia biglobosa) is a species in the genus Parkia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.