Cut-Leaf Mallow vs Lyles flying fox

Malva alcea compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Cut-Leaf Mallow is Near Threatened while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Malvaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Malva	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Malva alcea	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Cut-Leaf Mallow

NT — Near Threatened

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cut-Leaf Mallow	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cut-Leaf Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.