Bearded Tooth vs Caroline Flying Fox

Hericium erinaceus compared with Pteropus molossinus

Key Differences

• Bearded Tooth is Critically Endangered while Caroline Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Tooth	Caroline Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hericiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hericium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hericium erinaceus	Pteropus molossinus

Conservation Status

Bearded Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Caroline Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Tooth	Caroline Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Tooth

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Caroline Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Tooth

The Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus) is a species in the genus Hericium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Caroline Flying Fox

The Caroline Flying Fox (Pteropus molossinus) 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.