Pacific Flying Fox vs Slippery Jill

Pteropus tonganus compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Key Differences

• Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern while Slippery Jill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	Slippery Jill
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)	Suillaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Suillus
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Suillus salmonicolor

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	Slippery Jill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.