vs Pacific Flying Fox

Lysinibacillus macroides compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacilli (Bacilli)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillales_A	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Planococcaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lysinibacillus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lysinibacillus macroides	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pacific 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.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lysinibacillus macroides is a Gram-positive, endospore-forming bacterium in the family Planococcaceae, characterized by relatively large rod-shaped cells among members of its genus. It is aerobic to facultatively anaerobic and is found in soils, water, and decaying organic matter. Like other Lysinibacillus species, it is distinguished from Bacillus by its Lys-Ala cell wall peptidoglycan structure.