Lyles flying fox vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Pteropus lylei compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Amaranthus
Species	Pteropus lylei	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).