Mealy Tooth vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Hydnellum ferrugineum compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.