vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Hydropus trichoderma compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Philippine Gray 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 Mycenaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Hydropus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Hydropus trichoderma Pteropus speciosus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Philippine Gray Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

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

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydropus trichoderma is a small, saprotrophic mushroom with a delicate, slender stipe and a pale, convex cap that grows on decaying woody debris in forest habitats. It is recorded from temperate European forests and contributes to wood decomposition in woodland ecosystems. Its Endangered status reflects rarity and the decline of undisturbed, mature forest with adequate deadwood.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

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