Cutnut vs Lyles flying fox

Barringtonia edulis compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Cutnut is Data Deficient while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutnut	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Lecythidaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Barringtonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Barringtonia edulis	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cutnut	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutnut

Habitat

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

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.