Fan-tailed Widowbird vs Lyles flying fox

Euplectes axillaris compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Fan-tailed Widowbird is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fan-tailed Widowbird	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ploceidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Euplectes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Euplectes axillaris	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Fan-tailed Widowbird and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fan-tailed Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fan-tailed Widowbird	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United Kingdom.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.