Black Tea-tree vs Lyles flying fox

Melaleuca bracteata compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Black Tea-tree is Data Deficient while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tea-tree	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myrtaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Melaleuca	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Melaleuca bracteata	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Black Tea-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tea-tree	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tea-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India and South Africa.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Tea-tree

The Black Tea-tree (Melaleuca bracteata) is a species in the genus Melaleuca. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across India and South Africa.