Lyles flying fox vs Mountain-ash

Pteropus lylei compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Mountain-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Mountain-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sorbus
Species	Pteropus lylei	Sorbus alnifolia

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Mountain-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.