Bleached Brittlegill vs Great Flying Fox

Russula exalbicans compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bleached Brittlegill Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Russulaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Russula Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Russula exalbicans Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Bleached Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bleached Brittlegill Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleached Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleached Brittlegill

The Bleached Brittlegill (Russula exalbicans) is a species in the genus Russula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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