Orange Disco vs Ornate Flying Fox

Aleurodiscus amorphus compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Orange Disco is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Disco	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Stereaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aleurodiscus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aleurodiscus amorphus	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Disco	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.