vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Coprinopsis geesterani compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Moluccan 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	Psathyrellaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Coprinopsis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Coprinopsis geesterani	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coprinopsis geesterani is a small, inky cap mushroom in the Psathyrellaceae family with a pale, pleated cap that autodigests into ink at maturity. It inhabits dung, compost, and nutrient-rich soils in temperate European environments. This coprophilous saprotrophic fungus decomposes organic waste in dung-enriched and compost habitats.