forest johnnyberry vs Lyles flying fox

Miconia calycina compared with Pteropus lylei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	forest johnnyberry	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melastomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Miconia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Miconia calycina	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

forest johnnyberry

VU — Vulnerable

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	forest johnnyberry	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

forest johnnyberry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.