Graceful Tooth vs Madagascan flying fox

Hydnellum gracilipes compared with Pteropus rufus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Graceful Tooth	Madagascan flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hydnellum gracilipes	Pteropus rufus

Conservation Status

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Madagascan flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Graceful Tooth	Madagascan flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Graceful Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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