Lombok Flying Fox vs Mealy Tooth

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hydnellum
Species	Pteropus lombocensis	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lombok Flying Fox	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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