Admiralty Flying Fox vs False Puffball

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Reticularia
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Admiralty Flying Fox

The Admiralty Flying Fox (Pteropus admiralitatum) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.