Lyles flying fox vs Squat Dandelion

Pteropus lylei compared with Taraxacum naevosum

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Squat Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Squat Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Taraxacum
Species	Pteropus lylei	Taraxacum naevosum

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Squat Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Squat Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squat Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.