Dwarf Flying Fox vs Fragrant Bracket

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Trametes suaveolens

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Fragrant Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Fragrant Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trametes
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Trametes suaveolens

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Fragrant Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.