Gray Flying Fox vs

Pteropus griseus compared with Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

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)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Sphingobacterium
Species	Pteropus griseus	Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobacterium yamdrokense is a yellow-pigmented Gram-negative rod first described from Yamdrok Lake in Tibet, China. It inhabits high-altitude lacustrine sediments and cold, alkaline lake environments of the Tibetan Plateau. This aerobic chemoheterotroph is adapted to the extreme conditions of high-altitude saline lakes.