Light Red Meranti vs Lyles flying fox

Shorea lepidota compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Shorea	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Shorea lepidota	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

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.