Lyles flying fox vs Yellow Prickle

Pteropus lylei compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Yellow Prickle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Yellow Prickle
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 martinicense

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Yellow Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.