Broad-leaf Featherbush vs Lyles flying fox

Aulax umbellata compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Broad-leaf Featherbush is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-leaf Featherbush	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aulax	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aulax umbellata	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Broad-leaf Featherbush

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-leaf Featherbush	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-leaf Featherbush

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.

Broad-leaf Featherbush

The Broad-Leaf Featherbush (Aulax umbellata) is a species in the genus Aulax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.