Cracking Clitocybe vs Dusky Flying Fox

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	Dusky 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	Tricholomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Clitocybe	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

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

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.