Chaga vs Dusky Flying Fox

Inonotus obliquus compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Chaga is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chaga	Dusky 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	Inonotus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Inonotus obliquus	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Chaga

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chaga	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chaga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chaga

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