Lyles flying fox vs Toothwort

Pteropus lylei compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Toothwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lathraea
Species	Pteropus lylei	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.