Ebony Cup vs Lyles flying fox

Pseudoplectania nigrella compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Ebony Cup is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony Cup	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Pseudoplectania	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Pseudoplectania nigrella	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony Cup	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.