Cracking Clitocybe vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Cracking Clitocybe is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Moluccan 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.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.