Bleeding Bonnet vs Lyles flying fox

Mycena sanguinolenta compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Bleeding Bonnet is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Bonnet	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mycenaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mycena	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mycena sanguinolenta	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Bleeding Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Bonnet	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleeding Bonnet

The Bleeding Bonnet (Mycena sanguinolenta) is a species in the genus Mycena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.