Lyles flying fox vs Mottled Bolete

Pteropus lylei compared with Leccinum variicolor

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Mottled Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Mottled Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Leccinum
Species	Pteropus lylei	Leccinum variicolor

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Mottled Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Mottled Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.