Giant arrowhead vs Lyles flying fox

Sagittaria montevidensis compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant arrowhead	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Alismataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sagittaria	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sagittaria montevidensis	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant arrowhead	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.