Banks Flying Fox vs Cracking Clitocybe

Pteropus fundatus compared with Clitocybe rivulosa

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Cracking Clitocybe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Clitocybe
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Clitocybe rivulosa

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Cracking Clitocybe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

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

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.