Dwarf Flying Fox vs Gold Tooth

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hydnellum
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Gold Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gold Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.