vs Big-eared Flying Fox

Anathece smithii compared with Pteropus macrotis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Big-eared Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Big-eared Flying Fox
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Synechococcales (Synechococcales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Prochlorococcaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Anathece	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Anathece smithii	Pteropus macrotis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Big-eared Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Anathece smithii is a colonial cyanobacterium forming small, irregularly rounded colonies embedded in mucilage in freshwater environments. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater bodies including lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This photosynthetic prokaryote contributes to phytoplankton communities and nitrogen cycling in freshwater ecosystems.

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.