Fragrant Bracket vs Gray Flying Fox

Trametes suaveolens compared with Pteropus griseus

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polyporaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Trametes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Pteropus griseus

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.