vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Microbacterium kyungheense compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microbacteriaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Microbacterium	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Microbacterium kyungheense	Pteropus vetula

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		New Caledonian 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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Microbacterium kyungheense is a Gram-positive, aerobic bacterium isolated from soil in South Korea, belonging to the Actinobacteria phylum. Like other Microbacterium species, it is metabolically versatile, capable of degrading various organic compounds in soil environments. This genus is widely distributed in diverse habitats including soil, plant tissue, and wastewater treatment systems.