Dryad'S Saddle vs Dusky Flying Fox

Cerioporus squamosus compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Dryad'S Saddle is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dryad'S Saddle	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cerioporus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cerioporus squamosus	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Dryad'S Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dryad'S Saddle	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dryad'S Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.