Olive Wax Cap vs Ornate Flying Fox

Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Olive Wax Cap	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	Hygrophoraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hygrophorus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Olive Wax Cap	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.