Banks Flying Fox vs Poplar Bracket

Pteropus fundatus compared with Oxyporus populinus

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Poplar Bracket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Poplar Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Oxyporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Oxyporus
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Oxyporus populinus

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Poplar Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Poplar Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, 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.