Lyles flying fox vs mexican-apple

Pteropus lylei compared with Casimiroa edulis

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while mexican-apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	mexican-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Casimiroa
Species	Pteropus lylei	Casimiroa edulis

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

mexican-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	mexican-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mexican-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.