Gray Flying Fox vs

Pteropus griseus compared with Limnothrix vacuolifera

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pseudanabaenales (Pseudanabaenales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Pseudanabaenaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Limnothrix
Species	Pteropus griseus	Limnothrix vacuolifera

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Limnothrix vacuolifera is a planktonic filamentous cyanobacterium that possesses gas vacuoles enabling buoyancy regulation in the water column of freshwater lakes. It forms thin, unbranched trichomes and is found in eutrophic standing water bodies. Its conservation status is not evaluated.