Blue-Foot vs Dusky Flying Fox

Psilocybe caerulipes compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Blue-Foot is Not Evaluated while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Foot	Dusky 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	Hymenogastraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Psilocybe	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Psilocybe caerulipes	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Blue-Foot

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Foot	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Foot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-Foot

The Blue Foot (Psilocybe caerulipes) is a species in the genus Psilocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.