fox tapeworm vs Lyles flying fox

Echinococcus multilocularis compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• fox tapeworm is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fox tapeworm	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cestoda (Cestoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Taeniidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Echinococcus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Echinococcus multilocularis	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

fox tapeworm and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fox tapeworm	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.