Fawn-colored Mouse vs Lyles flying fox

Mus cervicolor compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Fawn-colored Mouse is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn-colored Mouse	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mus cervicolor	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Fawn-colored Mouse and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fawn-colored Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn-colored Mouse	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn-colored Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.