Lyles flying fox vs roundleaf toothcup

Pteropus lylei compared with Rotala rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while roundleaf toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	roundleaf toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lythraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rotala
Species	Pteropus lylei	Rotala rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

roundleaf toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	roundleaf toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

roundleaf toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.