Cascade Chanterelle vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Cantharellus cascadensis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Cascade Chanterelle is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Chanterelle	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hydnaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cantharellus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cantharellus cascadensis	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Cascade Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Chanterelle	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cascade Chanterelle

The Cascade Chanterelle (Cantharellus cascadensis) is a species in the genus Cantharellus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.