Lyles flying fox vs Mountain yam

Pteropus lylei compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dioscorea
Species	Pteropus lylei	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.