Lyles flying fox vs mortel

Pteropus lylei compared with Erythrina mitis

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while mortel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	mortel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Erythrina
Species	Pteropus lylei	Erythrina mitis

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

mortel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	mortel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mortel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela.