Great Flying Fox vs Root Rot

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Root Rot
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)	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Heterobasidion
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Root Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.