Loose Starweb vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Asterostroma laxum compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Loose Starweb is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Asterostroma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.