vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gray-headed 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 poliocephalus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Gray-headed 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.

Gray-headed 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.