vs Banks Flying Fox

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Pteropus fundatus

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Banks Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banks Flying Fox
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Chordariaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Asperococcus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Asperococcus ensiformis Pteropus fundatus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banks Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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