Jelly Rot vs Pacific Flying Fox

Phlebia tremellosa compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jelly Rot	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Meruliaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phlebia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Phlebia tremellosa	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jelly Rot	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.