Large-leaved Myrtle vs Lyles flying fox

Eugenia erythrophylla compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-leaved Myrtle	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Myrtaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eugenia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eugenia erythrophylla	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-leaved Myrtle	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.