Banks Flying Fox vs Pine Jelly

Pteropus fundatus compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Pine Jelly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Pine Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.