Dark flying fox vs White Cheese Polypore

Pteropus subniger compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Key Differences

• Dark flying fox is Extinct while White Cheese Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark flying fox	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tyromyces
Species	Pteropus subniger	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark flying fox	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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