vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Anathece smithii compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Synechococcales (Synechococcales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Prochlorococcaceae	Cistugidae
Genus	Anathece	Cistugo
Species	Anathece smithii	Cistugo lesueuri

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesueur's Hairy 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.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.