Fawn Starweb vs Gray Flying Fox

Asterostroma cervicolor compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Fawn Starweb is Least Concern while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn Starweb	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Asterostroma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Asterostroma cervicolor	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn Starweb	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.