vs Madagascan fruit bat

Altererythrobacter troitsensis compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Madagascan fruit bat
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	Eidolon
Species	Altererythrobacter troitsensis	Eidolon dupreanum

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Madagascan fruit bat

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.