Lyles flying fox vs Mexican Hickory

Pteropus lylei compared with Carya palmeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Mexican Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Juglandaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carya
Species	Pteropus lylei	Carya palmeri

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Hickory

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Mexican Hickory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Hickory

Habitat

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