Lyles flying fox vs Tripartite Sumac

Pteropus lylei compared with Searsia tripartita

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Tripartite Sumac is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Tripartite Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Searsia
Species	Pteropus lylei	Searsia tripartita

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Tripartite Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Tripartite Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tripartite Sumac

Habitat

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