Furze Hakea vs Lyles flying fox

Hakea ulicina compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Furze Hakea is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Furze Hakea	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hakea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hakea ulicina	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Furze Hakea

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Furze Hakea	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Furze Hakea

Habitat

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

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.