vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ontong Java 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 howensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Ontong Java 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.

Ontong Java 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.