Gilliard's Flying Fox vs Layered Cup

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Peziza varia

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Layered Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Layered Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pezizaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Peziza
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Peziza varia

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Layered Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox	Layered Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Layered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.