vs Pacific Flying Fox

Gloeocapsa alpina compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gloeocapsaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gloeocapsa	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gloeocapsa alpina	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pacific 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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gloeocapsa alpina is a cyanobacterium in the family Chroococcaceae adapted to high-altitude environments such as alpine rocks and soils. Cells are enclosed in layered gelatinous sheaths and tolerate freezing, desiccation, and high UV radiation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.