Lyles flying fox vs Rough Bedstraw

Pteropus lylei compared with Galium asprellum

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Rough Bedstraw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Galium
Species	Pteropus lylei	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.