Fairies' Bonnets vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Coprinellus disseminatus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Fairies' Bonnets is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fairies' Bonnets	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Coprinellus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Coprinellus disseminatus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Fairies' Bonnets

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fairies' Bonnets	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fairies' Bonnets

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.