Giant Elm Bracket vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meripilaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rigidoporus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.