Box Parachute vs Guam Flying Fox

Marasmius buxi compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Box Parachute is Not Evaluated while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Parachute	Guam 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	Marasmiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Marasmius	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Marasmius buxi	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

Box Parachute

NE — Not Evaluated

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Parachute	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Parachute

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box Parachute

The Box parachute (Marasmius buxi) is a species in the genus Marasmius. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. It is found in Germany, Norway and Sweden.