Heath Navel vs Pacific Flying Fox

Lichenomphalia umbellifera compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heath Navel	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lichenomphalia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lichenomphalia umbellifera	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Heath Navel

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heath Navel	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heath Navel

Habitat

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

Range

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

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.