bulb-eating slug vs Lyles flying fox

Tandonia rustica compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• bulb-eating slug is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bulb-eating slug	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Milacidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tandonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Tandonia rustica	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

bulb-eating slug and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bulb-eating slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bulb-eating slug	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bulb-eating slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bulb-eating slug

The Bulb-Eating Slug (Tandonia rustica) is a species in the genus Tandonia. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.