vs Japanese Pipistrelle

Anathece smithii compared with Pipistrellus abramus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Japanese Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Japanese Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Synechococcales (Synechococcales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Prochlorococcaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Anathece	Pipistrellus
Species	Anathece smithii	Pipistrellus abramus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Japanese Pipistrelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Japanese Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.