broad blysmus vs Lyles flying fox

Blysmus compressus compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• broad blysmus is Endangered while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broad blysmus	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyperaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Blysmus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Blysmus compressus	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

broad blysmus

EN — Endangered

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broad blysmus	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broad blysmus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broad blysmus

The Broad blysmus (Blysmus compressus) is a species in the genus Blysmus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.