vs Great Flying Fox

Anathece smithii compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Great 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 neohibernicus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Great 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.

Great 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.