Lyles flying fox vs spreading fantails

Pteropus lylei compared with Sida abutifolia

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while spreading fantails is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	spreading fantails
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sida
Species	Pteropus lylei	Sida abutifolia

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

spreading fantails

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	spreading fantails
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spreading fantails

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.