Brown Funnel Polypore vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Coltricia perennis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Brown Funnel Polypore is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Funnel Polypore	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Coltricia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Coltricia perennis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Brown Funnel Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Funnel Polypore	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Funnel Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Funnel Polypore

The Brown Funnel Polypore (Coltricia perennis) is a species in the genus Coltricia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.