New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Orange Disco

Pteropus vetula compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aleurodiscus
Species	Pteropus vetula	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.