Amber Jelly vs Great Flying Fox

Exidia recisa compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Amber Jelly Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Auriculariales (Auriculariales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Auriculariaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Exidia Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Exidia recisa Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Amber Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Amber Jelly Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amber Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Amber Jelly

The Amber Jelly (Exidia recisa) is a species in the genus Exidia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia