Dryad'S Saddle vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Cerioporus squamosus compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Dryad'S Saddle is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dryad'S Saddle	Gilliard's 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 gilliardorum

Conservation Status

Dryad'S Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dryad'S Saddle	Gilliard's 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.

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.