Chestnut Bolete vs Pacific Flying Fox

Gyroporus castaneus compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Bolete is Near Threatened while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Bolete	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gyroporaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gyroporus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gyroporus castaneus	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Bolete

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Bolete	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Bolete

The Chestnut Bolete (Gyroporus castaneus) is a species in the genus Gyroporus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.