Great Flying Fox vs Mountain Waxcap

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Mountain 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)	Hygrocybe
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.