Lyles flying fox vs Water spangles

Pteropus lylei compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Salvinia
Species	Pteropus lylei	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).