Kerville's Featherleg vs Lyles flying fox

Platycnemis kervillei compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Kerville's Featherleg is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kerville's Featherleg	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Platycnemididae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Platycnemis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Platycnemis kervillei	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Kerville's Featherleg and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Kerville's Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kerville's Featherleg	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kerville's Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.