Black flying fox vs Heath Navel

Pteropus alecto compared with Lichenomphalia umbellifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Heath Navel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Lichenomphalia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Lichenomphalia umbellifera

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Heath Navel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Heath Navel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Navel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.