Olive Nut Truffle vs Ornate Flying Fox

Hymenogaster olivaceus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Olive Nut Truffle is Data Deficient while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive Nut Truffle	Ornate 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	Hymenogastraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hymenogaster	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hymenogaster olivaceus	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Olive Nut Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive Nut Truffle	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive Nut Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.