Devil'S Dipstick vs Greater Mascarene flying fox

Mutinus elegans compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Greater Mascarene flying fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Greater Mascarene 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 niger

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Greater Mascarene 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).

Greater Mascarene flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.