Bog Beacon vs Great Flying Fox

Mitrula paludosa compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Bog Beacon is Near Threatened while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Beacon	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mitrula	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mitrula paludosa	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Bog Beacon

NT — Near Threatened

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Beacon	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Beacon

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bog Beacon

The Bog Beacon (Mitrula paludosa) is a species in the genus Mitrula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.