Leafy Brain vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Phaeotremella foliacea compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Leafy Brain is Not Evaluated while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leafy Brain	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Tremellales (Tremellales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tremellaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Phaeotremella	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Phaeotremella foliacea	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leafy Brain	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leafy Brain

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.