Hazel Bracket vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Skeletocutis semipileata compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Hazel Bracket is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hazel Bracket	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Incrustoporiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Skeletocutis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Skeletocutis semipileata	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hazel Bracket	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.