Confusing Fold Truffle vs Pacific Flying Fox

Hydnotrya confusa compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Confusing Fold Truffle	Pacific 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 tonganus

Conservation Status

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Confusing Fold Truffle	Pacific 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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.