Matsutake vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Tricholoma matsutake compared with Pteropus vetula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matsutake	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tricholoma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Tricholoma matsutake	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matsutake	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.