Ornate Flying Fox vs Woolly Rosette

Pteropus ornatus compared with Cotylidia pannosa

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Woolly Rosette is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Woolly Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cotylidia
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Cotylidia pannosa

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Woolly Rosette

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Woolly Rosette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Rosette

Habitat

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

Range

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