bitter-ash vs Lyles flying fox

Rauvolfia nitida compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• bitter-ash is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bitter-ash	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rauvolfia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rauvolfia nitida	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

bitter-ash

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bitter-ash	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bitter-ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bitter-ash

The Bitter-ash (Rauvolfia nitida) is a species in the genus Rauvolfia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.