Lyles flying fox vs water-apple

Pteropus lylei compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Syzygium
Species	Pteropus lylei	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	water-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.