Black flying fox vs Hazel Bracket

Pteropus alecto compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black flying fox Hazel Bracket
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) Skeletocutis
Species Pteropus alecto Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black flying fox Hazel Bracket
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Black flying fox

The Black flying fox (Pteropus alecto) 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.

Hazel Bracket

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia