Pacific Flying Fox vs White Cheese Polypore

Pteropus tonganus compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pacific Flying Fox	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Tyromyces
Species	Pteropus tonganus	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pacific Flying Fox	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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