False Truffle vs Guam Flying Fox

Elaphomyces granulatus compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• False Truffle is Least Concern while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Truffle	Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Эуроциомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Elaphomycetaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Elaphomyces	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Elaphomyces granulatus	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Truffle	Guam Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.