Chestnut-coloured Carpet vs Lyles flying fox

Thera cognata compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Chestnut-coloured Carpet is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Geometridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Thera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Thera cognata	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-coloured Carpet and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

The Chestnut-coloured Carpet (Thera cognata) is a species in the genus Thera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.