Indian-plum vs Lyles flying fox

Flacourtia jangomas compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian-plum	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salicaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Flacourtia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Flacourtia jangomas	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian-plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.