Pacific Flying Fox vs Ruby Bolete

Pteropus tonganus compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hortiboletus
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

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