vs Ornate Flying Fox

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ornate 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 ornatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Ornate 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.

Ornate 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.