Lyles flying fox vs paradise-nut

Pteropus lylei compared with Lecythis pisonis

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while paradise-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lecythis
Species	Pteropus lylei	Lecythis pisonis

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

paradise-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	paradise-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.