Dark flying fox vs

Pteropus subniger compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Key Differences

  • Dark flying fox is Extinct while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dark flying fox
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum Chordata (Chordatiere) Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class Mammalia (Säugetiere) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Chiroptera (Fledertiere) Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Niaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Flagelloscypha
Species Pteropus subniger Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dark flying fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dark flying fox

No description available.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis is a minute, hairy cup fungus with tiny white to cream-colored apothecia bearing distinctive bristle-like hairs on the outer surface. It grows on dead branches and twigs of hardwood trees in temperate European forests. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead woody plant material in its forest habitat.

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