Lyles flying fox vs Taypau

Pteropus lylei compared with Homalium taypau

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Taypau
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)	Salicaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Homalium
Species	Pteropus lylei	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taypau

Habitat

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