New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Pteropus vetula compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Stinking Slime Truffle
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)	Paxillaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Melanogaster
Species	Pteropus vetula	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Stinking Slime Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.