Dry Rot vs Great Flying Fox

Serpula lacrymans compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Serpulidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Serpula	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dry Rot and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.