Greater Broad-nosed Bat vs Lyles flying fox

Platyrrhinus vittatus compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Platyrrhinus vittatus	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Broad-nosed Bat and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.