Dune Cup vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Peziza ammophila compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Cup	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Pezizomycetes (пезизомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Pezizales (пецицевые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Pezizaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Peziza	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Peziza ammophila	Pteropus gilliardorum

Conservation Status

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Cup	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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