chestnut worm vs Lyles flying fox

Lumbricus castaneus compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• chestnut worm is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut worm	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Clitellata (Clitellata)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lumbricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lumbricus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lumbricus castaneus	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

chestnut worm and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

chestnut worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut worm	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut worm

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chestnut worm

The chestnut worm (Lumbricus castaneus) is a species in the genus Lumbricus. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.