vs Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Anathece smithii compared with Saccopteryx canescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Frosted Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Synechococcales (Synechococcales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Prochlorococcaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Anathece	Saccopteryx
Species	Anathece smithii	Saccopteryx canescens

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Frosted 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.

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Anathece smithii is a colonial cyanobacterium forming small, irregularly rounded colonies embedded in mucilage in freshwater environments. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater bodies including lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This photosynthetic prokaryote contributes to phytoplankton communities and nitrogen cycling in freshwater ecosystems.