vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Kocuria carniphila compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Micrococcaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Kocuria Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Kocuria carniphila Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kocuria carniphila is a Gram-positive coccus isolated from meat (as suggested by its species name, carniphila meaning meat-loving), belonging to the family Micrococcaceae. It is an aerobic, non-motile bacterium found in food environments and potentially on animal skin and associated surfaces. Some Kocuria species have been identified as opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised individuals.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

No description available.

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