Fishtail Cup vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	New Caledonian 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 vetula

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	New Caledonian 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.