Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Reticulated Beard Truffle

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Rhizopogon villosulus

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Reticulated Beard Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Reticulated Beard Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Rhizopogon
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Rhizopogon villosulus

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Reticulated Beard Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Reticulated Beard Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulated Beard Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).