Giant Elm Bracket vs Great Flying Fox

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Great 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 neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Great 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.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.