Lyles flying fox vs olive baboon

Pteropus lylei compared with Papio anubis

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while olive baboon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	olive baboon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Papio
Species	Pteropus lylei	Papio anubis

Evolutionary Relationship

Lyles flying fox and olive baboon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

olive baboon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	olive baboon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

olive baboon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.