vs Dark flying fox

Chroococcus minor compared with Pteropus subniger

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Dark flying fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dark flying fox
Kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Cyanobacteria (цианобактерии) Chordata (хордовые)
Class Cyanobacteriia Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order Cyanobacteriales Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family Microcystaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Chroococcus Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Chroococcus minor Pteropus subniger

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Dark flying fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dark flying fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Dark flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chroococcus minor is a species of cyanobacteria in the family Chroococcaceae, characterized by small spherical cells that occur singly or in pairs within a gelatinous envelope. Like other members of the genus, it is distributed across a range of freshwater and aquatic habitats in temperate regions. Chroococcus species are among the most commonly encountered coccoid cyanobacteria in plankton and periphyton surveys of freshwater ecosystems. They reproduce by binary fission, with daughter cells typically remaining enclosed within the parent sheath for one to two division cycles before dispersing. The blue-green to olive coloration of the cells reflects the presence of phycocyanin, phycoerythrin, and chlorophyll a within specialized membrane structures called thylakoids, which are located in the peripheral cytoplasm. Chroococcus minor has been recorded from Scandinavian and other European freshwater localities. It is representative of the diverse cyanobacterial communities that inhabit the plankton of clear, low-nutrient lakes and the periphyton of streams and lake margins. As a prokaryotic microorganism, its conservation status has not been formally assessed.

Dark flying fox

No description available.

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