Carrion-Flower vs Lyles flying fox

Smilax herbacea compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrion-Flower	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Smilacaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Smilax	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Smilax herbacea	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrion-Flower	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.