Lyles flying fox vs wild cotoneaster

Pteropus lylei compared with Cotoneaster integerrimus

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while wild cotoneaster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	wild cotoneaster
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)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cotoneaster
Species	Pteropus lylei	Cotoneaster integerrimus

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

wild cotoneaster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	wild cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).