Black flying fox vs Woolly Rosette

Pteropus alecto compared with Cotylidia pannosa

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Woolly Rosette is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Woolly Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cotylidia
Species	Pteropus alecto	Cotylidia pannosa

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Rosette

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Woolly Rosette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Rosette

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.