Lyles flying fox vs Panama tree

Pteropus lylei compared with Sterculia apetala

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Panama tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Panama tree
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 apetala

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Panama tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Panama tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panama tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), North America (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).