vs Dark flying fox

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Dark flying fox
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microcystaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Pteropus subniger

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.