Banks Flying Fox vs Dark Crazed Cap

Pteropus fundatus compared with Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Dark Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Dark Crazed Cap
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)	Dermoloma
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Dark Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Dark Crazed Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Crazed Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.