Bedstraw Smut vs Lyles flying fox

Melanotaenium endogenum compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Bedstraw Smut is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bedstraw Smut	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Melanotaeniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Melanotaenium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Melanotaenium endogenum	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Bedstraw Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bedstraw Smut	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bedstraw Smut

The Bedstraw Smut (Melanotaenium endogenum) is a species in the genus Melanotaenium. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Melanotaenium endogenum.