Confusing Fold Truffle vs Dusky Flying Fox

Hydnotrya confusa compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Fold Truffle	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Discinaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnotrya	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hydnotrya confusa	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Fold Truffle	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.