Lyles flying fox vs sacred basil

Pteropus lylei compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while sacred basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	sacred basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ocimum
Species	Pteropus lylei	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sacred basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).