Garlic Mushroom vs Lyles flying fox

Mycetinis copelandii compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Garlic Mushroom is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garlic Mushroom	Lyles 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 lylei

Conservation Status

Garlic Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garlic Mushroom	Lyles 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.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.