Goa-bean vs Lyles flying fox

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

  • Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Goa-bean Lyles flying fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Fabaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Psophocarpus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Goa-bean Lyles flying fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

No description available.

Lyles flying fox

No description available.

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