Lyles flying fox vs Sweet Trillium

Pteropus lylei compared with Trillium vaseyi

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Sweet Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trillium
Species	Pteropus lylei	Trillium vaseyi

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet Trillium

Habitat

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