vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Echinoderma calcicola compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Echinoderma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Echinoderma calcicola	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Echinoderma calcicola é um cogumelo de tamanho médio com um chapéu pálido coberto de escamas escuras e pontiagudas e um estipe igualmente decorado, crescendo em pastagens calcárias e bordas de bosques na Europa. É considerado um indicador de habitats calcários antigos e ricos em espécies. Classificado como Em Perigo, esta espécie é gravemente ameaçada pela intensificação agrícola e pela perda de habitats de pastagem calcária.