Flowery Blewit vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Lepista irina compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Flowery Blewit is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flowery Blewit	Moluccan 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	Tricholomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lepista	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lepista irina	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Flowery Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flowery Blewit	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flowery Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.