Floating Sundew vs Lyles flying fox

Drosera intermedia compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Floating Sundew is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Sundew	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Droseraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Drosera	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Drosera intermedia	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Sundew	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.