Elbowpatch Crust vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Fomitiporia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.