Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox vs Pixie Foam

Pteropus pumilus compared with Stereocaulon pileatum

Key Differences

• Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Pixie Foam is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Pixie Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Stereocaulon
Species	Pteropus pumilus	Stereocaulon pileatum

Conservation Status

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Pixie Foam

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox	Pixie Foam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pixie Foam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.