Banks Flying Fox vs Ruby Bolete

Pteropus fundatus compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Ruby Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hortiboletus
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.