Lyles flying fox vs Pitch canker

Pteropus lylei compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Fusarium
Species	Pteropus lylei	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.