Lyles flying fox vs shining scabious

Pteropus lylei compared with Scabiosa lucida

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while shining scabious is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	shining scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Scabiosa
Species	Pteropus lylei	Scabiosa lucida

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

shining scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	shining scabious
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

shining scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.