Aniseed Cockleshell vs Great Flying Fox

Lentinellus cochleatus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Aniseed Cockleshell Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Auriscalpiaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Lentinellus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Lentinellus cochleatus Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Aniseed Cockleshell

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Aniseed Cockleshell Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aniseed Cockleshell

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.

Aniseed Cockleshell

The Aniseed Cockleshell (Lentinellus cochleatus) is a species in the genus Lentinellus. 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.

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