vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Hyphoderma definitum compared with Pteropus personatus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Moluccan Masked Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hyphoderma definitum	Pteropus personatus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Moluccan Masked 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, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hyphoderma definitum is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It forms thin, resupinate fruiting bodies on decaying wood in forest habitats. Limited collection records make a comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.