Large Orange Tip vs Lyles flying fox

Colotis antevippe compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Large Orange Tip is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Orange Tip	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pieridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Colotis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Colotis antevippe	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Orange Tip and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Orange Tip	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.