Lyles flying fox vs Pomelo

Pteropus lylei compared with Citrus maxima

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Pomelo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Pomelo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Citrus
Species	Pteropus lylei	Citrus maxima

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Pomelo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pomelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).