Ceylon-olive vs Lyles flying fox

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

  • Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ceylon-olive Lyles flying fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Oxalidales (Oxalidales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Elaeocarpaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Elaeocarpus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Elaeocarpus serratus Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ceylon-olive Lyles flying fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Lyles flying fox

No description available.

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