vs Great Flying Fox

Eunotia eurycephala 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	Eunotiales (Eunotiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Eunotiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eunotia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eunotia eurycephala	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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eunotia eurycephala is a freshwater diatom belonging to the Eunotia genus, recognisable by its broadly expanded, rounded headpoles and gently curved valve outline. It is found in soft, acidic freshwater habitats including peatlands, sphagnum bogs, and mountain lakes across Europe and North America. This species serves as a bioindicator for water chemistry monitoring.