Lyles flying fox vs orange-fruit kurrajong

Pteropus lylei compared with Sterculia quadrifida

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while orange-fruit kurrajong is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	orange-fruit kurrajong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sterculia
Species	Pteropus lylei	Sterculia quadrifida

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

orange-fruit kurrajong

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	orange-fruit kurrajong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

orange-fruit kurrajong

Habitat

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