Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Lyles flying fox

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Saccopteryx	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Pteropus lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Sac-winged Bat and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Sac-winged 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.