Lyles flying fox vs southern bobtail squid

Pteropus lylei compared with Euprymna tasmanica

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while southern bobtail squid is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	southern bobtail squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sepiolidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Euprymna
Species	Pteropus lylei	Euprymna tasmanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Lyles flying fox and southern bobtail squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

southern bobtail squid

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	southern bobtail squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern bobtail squid