Aromatic Pinkgill vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Entoloma pleopodium compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Aromatic Pinkgill is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Pinkgill	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Entolomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Entoloma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Entoloma pleopodium	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Aromatic Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Pinkgill	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aromatic Pinkgill

The Aromatic Pinkgill, Entoloma pleopodium, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.