vs Ornate Flying Fox

Nitzschia angularis compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ornate 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 ornatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ornate 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.

Ornate 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.

Ornate Flying Fox

No description available.

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