Lyles flying fox vs Silky Thorn

Pteropus lylei compared with Vachellia rehmanniana

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Silky Thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Silky Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Vachellia
Species	Pteropus lylei	Vachellia rehmanniana

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Silky Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Silky Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Thorn

Habitat

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