Lyles flying fox vs pliant lettuce

Pteropus lylei compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lactuca
Species	Pteropus lylei	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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