Big-eared Flying Fox vs Small Chanterelle

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cantharellus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Small Chanterelle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Hydnaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Cantharellus
Species Pteropus macrotis Cantharellus minor

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Small Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Small Chanterelle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Chanterelle

No description available.

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