Conifer Roundhead vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Stropharia hornemannii compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Conifer Roundhead is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Conifer Roundhead	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Strophariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Stropharia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Stropharia hornemannii	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Conifer Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Conifer Roundhead	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Conifer Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.