Forest Bead-string vs Lyles flying fox

Alchornea hirtella compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Forest Bead-string is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alchornea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.