Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei) is a flying fox of the family Pteropodidae found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China. It faces persecution from farmers and is killed for bushmeat in parts of its range, and the IUCN rates it as vulnerable. It is a moderate-sized species with a long snout, large eyes, pointed ears and a fox-like face. The upper parts are mostly blackish apart from a broad collar of orange fur, and the wings are black or dark brown, with dark brownish-black underparts. It is endemic to the countries of southern Asia that adjoin the Gulf of Thailand.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Activity Pattern Connections
Child Taxon Of
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In Biome
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Source Lyle's flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, CambodiaQuote, Distribution, Cambodia
It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Lyle's flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, ChinaQuote, Distribution, China
It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Lyle's flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, ThailandQuote, Distribution, Thailand
It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Lyle's flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, VietnamQuote, Distribution, Vietnam
It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China.
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1. Lyle's flying fox (Wikipedia)
Distribution, Vietnam
It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China.
Distribution, Cambodia
It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China.
Distribution, China
It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China.
Distribution, Thailand
It is found in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, with an outlying population in Yunnan, China.
Diet
Like other flying foxes, Lyle's flying fox feeds on fruit; its diet is known to include mango, cashew, monkey jack, sapodilla, dragonfruit, Java apple, tamarind, jambolan and roseapple.
Relationship to people, hunting
It faces persecution from farmers and it is killed for bushmeat in parts of its range.
Article text, threats
It faces persecution from farmers and it is killed for bushmeat in parts of its range.
Article text, habitat
It is gregarious and roosts in tropical and sub-tropical forest, mangrove forests and can also occur in plantations and secondary forests.
Child Taxon Of: Pteropodidae, Lead
Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae.
In Biome: Mangrove Forest, Habitat, mangrove forest
It is gregarious and roosts in tropical and sub-tropical forest, mangrove forests and can also occur in plantations and secondary forests.
View the Source2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218678: species profile of Pteropus lylei
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)speciesProfilesQuote, speciesProfiles
"extinct": false
3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): GBIF species 5218678: IUCN Red List category of Pteropus lylei
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)iucnRedListCategoryQuote, iucnRedListCategory
"category": "VULNERABLE"
4. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal foraging attributes (MamFuncDat)
EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus lylei (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)Quote, MamFuncDat.txt, row Pteropus lylei (Activity-Nocturnal, Activity-Crepuscular, Activity-Diurnal columns)
3730 Pteropus lylei Pteropodidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Ref_1 ABC Ar A 1 0 0 Ref_1 ABC 316.67 Ref_117 1
5. AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources): AnAge entry for Pteropus lylei
AnAge (Human Ageing Genomic Resources)Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevityQuote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
Maximum longevity 20.4 years (captivity)
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