Lyles flying fox vs Mountain Guava

Pteropus lylei compared with Psidium amplexicaule

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Mountain Guava is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Mountain Guava
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Psidium
Species	Pteropus lylei	Psidium amplexicaule

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Guava

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Mountain Guava
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Guava

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.