Lyles flying fox vs umkokolo

Pteropus lylei compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	umkokolo
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)	Dovyalis
Species	Pteropus lylei	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).