Blushing Bolete vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Leccinum scabrum compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Blushing Bolete is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bolete	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Leccinum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Leccinum scabrum	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bolete	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Bolete

The Blushing Bolete (Leccinum scabrum) is a species in the genus Leccinum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.