vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Coprinopsis phaeospora compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (mamalia)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family Psathyrellaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Coprinopsis Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Coprinopsis phaeospora Pteropus woodfordi

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coprinopsis phaeospora is a small, delicate inky cap mushroom with a pale grey, pleated cap and dark spores. It grows on dung, compost, and nutrient-enriched soils in temperate grasslands and woodland edges across Europe. This coprophilous saprotrophic fungus decomposes organic matter in dung-enriched habitats.

Dwarf Flying Fox

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