Dwarf Flying Fox vs Slippery Jack

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Suillus
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).