Black-bearded Flying Fox vs White Cheese Polypore

Pteropus melanopogon compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

• Black-bearded Flying Fox is Endangered while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bearded Flying Fox	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tyromyces
Species	Pteropus melanopogon	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Black-bearded Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bearded Flying Fox	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bearded Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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

Black-bearded Flying Fox

The Black-bearded Flying Fox (Pteropus melanopogon) 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.