Fawn Starweb vs Ornate Flying Fox

Asterostroma cervicolor compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn Starweb	Ornate 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 ornatus

Conservation Status

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn Starweb	Ornate 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.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.