Jerusalem thorn vs Lyles flying fox

Parkinsonia aculeata compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Jerusalem thorn is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jerusalem thorn	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Parkinsonia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Parkinsonia aculeata	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Jerusalem thorn

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jerusalem thorn

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (16 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.