Lombok Flying Fox vs Violet Tooth

Pteropus lombocensis compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lombok Flying Fox	Violet 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 ioeides

Conservation Status

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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