Kosrae Flying Fox vs Painted Suillus

Pteropus ualanus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kosrae Flying Fox	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Suillus
Species	Pteropus ualanus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kosrae Flying Fox	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.