Black flying fox vs Yeasty Inkcap

Pteropus alecto compared with Coprinopsis saccharomyces

Key Differences

• Black flying fox is Least Concern while Yeasty Inkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black flying fox	Yeasty Inkcap
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)	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Coprinopsis
Species	Pteropus alecto	Coprinopsis saccharomyces

Conservation Status

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Yeasty Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black flying fox	Yeasty Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yeasty Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.