buffalo-berry vs Lyles flying fox

Shepherdia argentea compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• buffalo-berry is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buffalo-berry	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elaeagnaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Shepherdia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Shepherdia argentea	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

buffalo-berry

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buffalo-berry	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buffalo-berry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

buffalo-berry

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