Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Tall Webcap

Pteropus howensis compared with Cortinarius elatior

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Tall Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tall Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cortinarius
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Tall Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Tall Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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