vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Micrococcus terreus 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 terreus 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 terreus is a gram-positive coccus in the family Micrococcaceae, originally isolated from soil. Like other members of the genus, it is aerobic and often produces yellow-pigmented colonies due to carotenoid synthesis. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

No description available.

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