Large-Spored Truffle vs Ornate Flying Fox

Tuber macrosporum compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Large-Spored Truffle is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-Spored Truffle	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tuberaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tuber	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Tuber macrosporum	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Large-Spored Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-Spored Truffle	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-Spored Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.