Lyles flying fox vs Sweetpotato

Pteropus lylei compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

  • Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lyles flying fox Sweetpotato
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Convolvulaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Ipomoea
Species Pteropus lylei Ipomoea batatas

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetpotato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lyles flying fox

No description available.

Sweetpotato

No description available.

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