Hard Alectryon vs Lyles flying fox

Alectryon subdentatus compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Hard Alectryon is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hard Alectryon	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alectryon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alectryon subdentatus	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Hard Alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hard Alectryon	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hard Alectryon

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.