Pacific Flying Fox vs

Pteropus tonganus compared with Trechispora microspora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Trechispora
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.