Elegant Polypore vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Cerioporus varius compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Elegant Polypore is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cerioporus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cerioporus varius	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Polypore	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.