Blewit vs Great Flying Fox

Lepista nuda compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blewit Great 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 Tricholomataceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Lepista Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Lepista nuda Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blewit Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blewit

The Blewit (Lepista nuda) is a species in the genus Lepista. 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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