vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Achroonema proteiforme compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pelonemataceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Achroonema	Saccopteryx
Species	Achroonema proteiforme	Saccopteryx bilineata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Achroonema proteiforme is a colorless, gliding filamentous bacterium found in freshwater sediments and organic-rich muds. It belongs to a group of bacteria that degrade organic matter in anoxic or microaerobic benthic habitats.