Indian-nut vs Lyles flying fox

Areca catechu compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Indian-nut is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian-nut	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arecaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Areca	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Areca catechu	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian-nut	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.