Chaga vs Gray Flying Fox

Inonotus obliquus compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Chaga is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chaga	Gray 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 griseus

Conservation Status

Chaga

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chaga	Gray 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.

Gray 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.