Lyles flying fox vs Starfruit

Pteropus lylei compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Starfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Alismataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Damasonium
Species	Pteropus lylei	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Starfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal.