Lyles flying fox vs marsh fleawort

Pteropus lylei compared with Tephroseris palustris

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while marsh fleawort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	marsh fleawort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tephroseris
Species	Pteropus lylei	Tephroseris palustris

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

marsh fleawort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	marsh fleawort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh fleawort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.