vs Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Hemiselmis anomala compared with Pteropus personatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Moluccan Masked Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Moluccan Masked Flying Fox
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Hemiselmis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Hemiselmis anomala	Pteropus personatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Moluccan Masked 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.

Moluccan Masked Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis anomala is a unicellular cryptomonad alga found in marine and estuarine environments, characterised by its asymmetric, kidney-shaped cell and two unequal flagella for swimming. It contains phycobilin pigments allowing photosynthesis and plays a role in marine and coastal primary production. Cryptomonads like this species are significant contributors to phytoplankton communities in diverse aquatic habitats.