Forest Lamb vs Great Flying Fox

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Albatrellus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.