Orange Pinwheel vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Marasmius siccus compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Orange Pinwheel is Near Threatened while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange Pinwheel	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Marasmiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Marasmius	Acerodon
Species	Marasmius siccus	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Orange Pinwheel

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange Pinwheel	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange Pinwheel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.