Lyles flying fox vs sugar sumac

Pteropus lylei compared with Rhus ovata

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while sugar sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	sugar sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhus
Species	Pteropus lylei	Rhus ovata

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

sugar sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar sumac

Habitat

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