Gilliard's Flying Fox vs

Pteropus gilliardorum compared with Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Key Differences

• Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stemonitidales
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Symphytocarpus
Species	Pteropus gilliardorum	Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides

Conservation Status

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Symphytocarpus amaurochaetoides is a myxomycete (slime mould) producing dark, clustered sporangia on decaying wood and plant debris in forest environments. It belongs to a group of organisms that alternate between a motile, feeding plasmodium and a reproductive sporangial stage. Like other myxomycetes, it contributes to microbial ecology by feeding on bacteria and detritus in woodland habitats.