Admiralty Flying Fox vs Root Rot

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Heterobasidion
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.

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.