Grey Tooth vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Phellodon melaleucus compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Grey Tooth is Endangered while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Tooth	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phellodon	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Phellodon melaleucus	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Tooth	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.