Banks Flying Fox vs Tall Webcap

Pteropus fundatus compared with Cortinarius elatior

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Tall Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Tall Webcap
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)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cortinarius
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Tall Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banks Flying Fox	Tall Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.