Girdled Dapperling vs Little Red Flying Fox

Lepiota boudieri compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

Girdled Dapperling is Vulnerable while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Girdled Dapperling	Little Red 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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lepiota	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lepiota boudieri	Pteropus scapulatus

Conservation Status

Girdled Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Girdled Dapperling	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Girdled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.