Bay Polypore vs Lyles flying fox

Picipes badius compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Bay Polypore is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Picipes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Picipes badius	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bay Polypore

The Bay Polypore (Picipes badius) is a species in the genus Picipes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.