vs Lyles flying fox

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Erythrobacteraceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Altererythrobacter	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altererythrobacter troitsensis is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium in the family Erythrobacteraceae, first described from Troitsk, Russia. Like other members of the genus, it may produce carotenoid pigments giving colonies a reddish-orange colour. Its conservation status is not evaluated.