Lyles flying fox vs Water Fig

Pteropus lylei compared with Ficus verruculosa

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Water Fig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Moraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Ficus
Species	Pteropus lylei	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Water Fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.