Orange Tooth vs Pacific Flying Fox

Hydnellum aurantiacum compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Orange Tooth is Endangered while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Tooth	Pacific 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	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Bankeraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hydnellum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hydnellum aurantiacum	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Tooth	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.