Alpine Toughshank vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Gymnopus alpinus compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Alpine Toughshank is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Toughshank	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Omphalotaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gymnopus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gymnopus alpinus	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Alpine Toughshank

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Toughshank	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Toughshank

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Toughshank

The Alpine Toughshank (Gymnopus alpinus) is a species in the genus Gymnopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.