Cep vs Great Flying Fox

Boletus edulis compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cep Great Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Boletales (Boletales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Boletaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Boletus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Boletus edulis Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Cep

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cep Great Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cep

Habitat

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

Range

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

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cep

The Cep (Boletus edulis) is a species in the genus Boletus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Belgium', 'Brazil', 'Denmark', 'Norway', 'Portugal'].

Great Flying Fox

No description available.

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