Lyles flying fox vs slender-fruit saltbush

Pteropus lylei compared with Atriplex leptocarpa

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while slender-fruit saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	slender-fruit saltbush
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Atriplex
Species	Pteropus lylei	Atriplex leptocarpa

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

slender-fruit saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	slender-fruit saltbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender-fruit saltbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.