Beechleaf Bonnet vs Great Flying Fox

Mycena capillaris compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beechleaf Bonnet Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Mycenaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Mycena Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Mycena capillaris Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Beechleaf Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beechleaf Bonnet Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beechleaf Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beechleaf Bonnet

The Beechleaf Bonnet (Mycena capillaris) is a species in the genus Mycena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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