Lyles flying fox vs Spathulate Botrychium

Pteropus lylei compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Botrychium
Species	Pteropus lylei	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.