Gray-headed Flying Fox vs Rusty Bolete

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Boletus ferrugineus

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Rusty Bolete is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Rusty Bolete
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)	Boletaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Boletus
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Boletus ferrugineus

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Rusty Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox	Rusty Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Bolete

Habitat

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