Dwarf Flying Fox vs Redspored Dapperling

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Melanophyllum haematospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dwarf Flying Fox Redspored Dapperling
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Melanophyllum
Species Pteropus woodfordi Melanophyllum haematospermum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Redspored Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dwarf Flying Fox Redspored Dapperling
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redspored Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

Redspored Dapperling

No description available.

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