vs Greater Mascarene flying fox

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Pteropus niger

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater Mascarene flying fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Mascarene 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 sideroderma	Pteropus niger

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Mascarene flying fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Mascarene 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 Norway and Sweden.

Greater Mascarene flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa sideroderma is a unicellular cyanobacterium forming colonial aggregates in gelatinous sheaths with iron-encrusted outer layers. It inhabits iron-rich freshwater environments including springs, streams, and wetlands. This photosynthetic bacterium produces energy through oxygenic photosynthesis and contributes to biofilm formation on iron-rich substrates.