Felted Pinkgill vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Entoloma griseocyaneum compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

Felted Pinkgill is Near Threatened while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Felted Pinkgill	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Entolomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Entoloma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Entoloma griseocyaneum	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Felted Pinkgill

NT — Near Threatened

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Felted Pinkgill	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Felted Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.