Lyles flying fox vs Natal Bush-cherry

Pteropus lylei compared with Maerua nervosa

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Natal Bush-cherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Natal Bush-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Capparaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Maerua
Species	Pteropus lylei	Maerua nervosa

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Natal Bush-cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Natal Bush-cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal Bush-cherry

Habitat

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