Lilac Inkcap vs Little Red Flying Fox

Parasola lilatincta compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

• Lilac Inkcap is Data Deficient while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lilac Inkcap	Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Parasola	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Parasola lilatincta	Pteropus scapulatus

Conservation Status

Lilac Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lilac Inkcap	Little Red Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lilac Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.