Beaked Earthstar vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Geastrum pectinatum compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Beaked Earthstar is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Earthstar	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geastrales (Geastrales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Geastraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Geastrum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Geastrum pectinatum	Pteropus gilliardorum

Conservation Status

Beaked Earthstar

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Earthstar	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked Earthstar

The Beaked Earthstar (Geastrum pectinatum) is a species in the genus Geastrum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.