Lyles flying fox vs Marsh Firetail

Pteropus lylei compared with Telebasis digiticollis

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Marsh Firetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Marsh Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Telebasis
Species	Pteropus lylei	Telebasis digiticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lyles flying fox and Marsh Firetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Marsh Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Marsh Firetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.