Bar-sided Darner vs Lyles flying fox

Gynacantha mexicana compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Bar-sided Darner is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bar-sided Darner	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Aeshnidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gynacantha	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gynacantha mexicana	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Bar-sided Darner and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bar-sided Darner

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bar-sided Darner	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-sided Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bar-sided Darner

The Bar-sided Darner (Gynacantha mexicana) is a species in the genus Gynacantha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.