vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Micrococcus cohnii 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	Micrococcus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Micrococcus cohnii	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.

Micrococcus cohnii is a Gram-positive coccus in the family Micrococcaceae, found in soil, dust, and on mammalian skin surfaces. It is aerobic and non-motile, forming characteristically yellow-pigmented colonies on culture media. Named in honor of microbiologist Ferdinand Cohn, it represents one of several species within this diverse genus.