Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Pink Domecap

Pteropus howensis compared with Calocybe carnea

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Pink Domecap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pink Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Calocybe
Species	Pteropus howensis	Calocybe carnea

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Pink Domecap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Pink Domecap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.