Fishtail Cup vs Great Flying Fox

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	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	Discinaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gyromitra	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.