Garlic Mushroom vs Great Flying Fox

Mycetinis copelandii compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Garlic Mushroom is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Mushroom	Great 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	Omphalotaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Mycetinis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Mycetinis copelandii	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Garlic Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Mushroom	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garlic Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.