Lyles flying fox vs Woody Fleabane

Pteropus lylei compared with Dittrichia viscosa

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Woody Fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Woody Fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dittrichia
Species	Pteropus lylei	Dittrichia viscosa

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Woody Fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Woody Fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woody Fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).