Confusing Fold Truffle vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Hydnotrya confusa compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Fold Truffle	Gray-headed 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 poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Fold Truffle	Gray-headed 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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.