Great Flying Fox vs Meadow Waxcap

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Cuphophyllus pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Meadow Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cuphophyllus
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Cuphophyllus pratensis

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Meadow Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.