Hill Turmeric vs Lyles flying fox

Curcuma pseudomontana compared with Pteropus lylei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hill Turmeric	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Curcuma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Curcuma pseudomontana	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Hill Turmeric

VU — Vulnerable

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hill Turmeric

Habitat

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

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.