Devil'S Bolete vs Little Red Flying Fox

Rubroboletus satanas compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Bolete is Endangered while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Bolete	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Boletaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rubroboletus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rubroboletus satanas	Pteropus scapulatus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Bolete

EN — Endangered

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Bolete	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

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

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.