Great Flying Fox vs Wrinkled Shield

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Pluteus phlebophorus

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Wrinkled Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Flying Fox	Wrinkled Shield
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)	Pluteaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pluteus
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Pluteus phlebophorus

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Wrinkled Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Flying Fox	Wrinkled Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wrinkled Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.