Hairy Snakefern vs Lyles flying fox

Microgramma piloselloides compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

  • Hairy Snakefern is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hairy Snakefern Lyles flying fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Polypodiaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Microgramma Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Microgramma piloselloides Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hairy Snakefern Lyles flying fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Snakefern

No description available.

Lyles flying fox

No description available.

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