Admiralty Flying Fox vs Rooting Polypore

Pteropus admiralitatum compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Admiralty Flying Fox is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admiralty Flying Fox	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Polyporus
Species	Pteropus admiralitatum	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Admiralty Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admiralty Flying Fox	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admiralty Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.