Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Sooty Parasol

Pteropus howensis compared with Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Sooty Parasol is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sooty Parasol
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Macrolepiota
Species	Pteropus howensis	Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Sooty Parasol

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Sooty Parasol
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sooty Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.