Dark flying fox vs Greenfoot Tooth

Pteropus subniger compared with Hydnellum glaucopus

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while Greenfoot Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Greenfoot Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hydnellum
Species	Pteropus subniger	Hydnellum glaucopus

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Greenfoot Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	Greenfoot Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greenfoot Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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