vs Great Flying Fox

Gloeocapsa compacta compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Great 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 compacta	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.

Gloeocapsa compacta is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Microcystaceae, forming clusters of cells encased in thick, layered mucilaginous sheaths. It is commonly found on moist rock surfaces, soil crusts, and bark in terrestrial and semi-aquatic environments.