vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Nitzschia angularis compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		North Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nitzschia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nitzschia angularis	Pteropus caniceps

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		North Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

North Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.