Lyles flying fox vs Silkrubber

Pteropus lylei compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Funtumia
Species	Pteropus lylei	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.