Lyles flying fox vs Timor Mountain Gum

Pteropus lylei compared with Eucalyptus urophylla

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Timor Mountain Gum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Timor Mountain Gum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Eucalyptus
Species	Pteropus lylei	Eucalyptus urophylla

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Timor Mountain Gum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Timor Mountain Gum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Timor Mountain Gum

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Congo (Republic). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.