Devil'S Dipstick vs Gray Flying Fox

Mutinus elegans compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phallaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mutinus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mutinus elegans	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.