Lyles flying fox vs Seagrape

Pteropus lylei compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Seagrape is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Seagrape
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)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Coccoloba
Species	Pteropus lylei	Coccoloba uvifera

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seagrape

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).