vs Dusky Flying Fox

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microbacteriaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Curtobacterium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Curtobacterium ammoniigenes	Pteropus brunneus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes is a Gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from soil and plant-associated environments. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and motile by a single flagellum, and is capable of producing ammonia from organic nitrogen compounds. The genus Curtobacterium is commonly found in agricultural soils and the phyllosphere of various crop plants.