Great Flying Fox vs Stinking Earthfan

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Thelephora
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

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