vs Guam Flying Fox

Gloeothece fuscolutea compared with Pteropus tokudae

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Guam Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Guam Flying Fox
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microcystaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Gloeothece	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Gloeothece fuscolutea	Pteropus tokudae

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Guam Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Guam 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.

Guam Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gloeothece fuscolutea is a unicellular or colonial cyanobacterium forming cells embedded in brownish-yellow (fuscoluteous) gelatinous sheaths. It is found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide and contributes to primary production and nitrogen fixation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.