Cornflower Bolete vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Gyroporus cyanescens compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cornflower Bolete	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gyroporaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gyroporus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gyroporus cyanescens	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Cornflower Bolete

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cornflower Bolete	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cornflower Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.