arrowroot vs Lyles flying fox

Thalia geniculata compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• arrowroot is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salpidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Thalia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Thalia geniculata	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.