Lyles flying fox vs sugar-plum

Pteropus lylei compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Uapaca
Species	Pteropus lylei	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.