Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Mountain Brittlegill

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Russula pallescens

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Mountain Brittlegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Mountain Brittlegill
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)	Russulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Russula
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Russula pallescens

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Mountain Brittlegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.