Gray-headed Flying Fox vs

Pteropus poliocephalus compared with Hypoxylon petriniae

Key Differences

• Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hypoxylon
Species	Pteropus poliocephalus	Hypoxylon petriniae

Conservation Status

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.