False Morel vs Great Flying Fox

Gyromitra esculenta compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Morel	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Discinaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gyromitra	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gyromitra esculenta	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Morel	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Morel

Habitat

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

Range

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

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.