New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Ridged Tooth

Pteropus vetula compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hydnellum
Species	Pteropus vetula	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Ridged Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).