vs Lyles flying fox

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hemiselmis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.