Lyles flying fox vs wall scalewort

Pteropus lylei compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Porellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Porella
Species	Pteropus lylei	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).