vs Dark flying fox

Coprinopsis kubickae compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

  • is Least Concern while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dark flying fox
Kingdom Fungi (เห็ดรา) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family Psathyrellaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Coprinopsis Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Coprinopsis kubickae Pteropus subniger

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dark flying fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coprinopsis kubickae is a small, ink-cap mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae, belonging to a genus of autodigestive fungi where the cap deliquesces into a black inky mass at maturity as spores are released. It grows on dung, straw, or decomposing organic matter in agricultural and woodland settings. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found across temperate Europe.

Dark flying fox

No description available.

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