Blewit vs Dusky Flying Fox

Lepista nuda compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Blewit is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blewit	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lepista	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lepista nuda	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blewit	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blewit

The Blewit (Lepista nuda) is a species in the genus Lepista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.