Lyles flying fox vs

Pteropus lylei compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Stephanoeca
Species	Pteropus lylei	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.