Lyles flying fox vs winged prickly-ash

Pteropus lylei compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rutaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Pteropus lylei	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	winged prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.