Dark flying fox vs Mealy Tooth

Pteropus subniger compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	Mealy 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 ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

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.