Cascade Chanterelle vs Guam Flying Fox

Cantharellus cascadensis compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• Cascade Chanterelle is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Chanterelle	Guam 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 tokudae

Conservation Status

Cascade Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Chanterelle	Guam 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.

Guam 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.