Lyles flying fox vs veldt-grape

Pteropus lylei compared with Cissus quadrangularis

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while veldt-grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	veldt-grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Vitaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cissus
Species	Pteropus lylei	Cissus quadrangularis

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

veldt-grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	veldt-grape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

veldt-grape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Maldives), and North America (Cuba, United States).