Felt Saddle vs Great Flying Fox

Helvella macropus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

Felt Saddle is Vulnerable while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Felt Saddle	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	Helvellaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Helvella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Helvella macropus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Felt Saddle	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Felt Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.