vs Great Flying Fox

Cylindrotheca closterium compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cylindrotheca	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cylindrotheca closterium	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Oman, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cylindrotheca closterium is an elongated, needle-shaped marine and brackish water diatom common in coastal sediments, intertidal mudflats, and benthic biofilms worldwide. Its spindle-shaped silica frustule tapers to fine points at both ends. This species is an important primary producer in estuarine and shallow coastal ecosystems and can form dense mats on sediment surfaces.