Fawn Starweb vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Asterostroma cervicolor compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Fawn Starweb is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn Starweb	New Caledonian 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 vetula

Conservation Status

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn Starweb	New Caledonian 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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.