Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Orange Disco

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aleurodiscus
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.