Ontong Java Flying Fox vs Quartz Webcap

Pteropus howensis compared with Cortinarius quarciticus

Key Differences

• Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered while Quartz Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ontong Java Flying Fox	Quartz Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Cortinarius
Species	Pteropus howensis	Cortinarius quarciticus

Conservation Status

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Quartz Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quartz Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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