Great Flying Fox vs Orange Waxcap

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Orange Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Orange 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 aurantiosplendens

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Orange Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.