Flame Chanterelle vs Ornate Flying Fox

Craterellus ignicolor compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame Chanterelle	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hydnaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Craterellus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Craterellus ignicolor	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame Chanterelle	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.