vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Hemitrichia pardina compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom Protozoa (protozoa) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (Chordates)
Class Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Trichiales (Trichiales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Arcyriaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Hemitrichia Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Hemitrichia pardina Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemitrichia pardina is a myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, stalked, globose to ovoid sporangia with a yellowish to brownish peridium, growing on decaying wood and plant litter in forest habitats. Its internal capillitium threads assist in spore dispersal. This species is widely distributed across temperate and tropical forests and contributes to microbial food webs.

Moluccan Flying Fox

No description available.

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