vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Anathece smithii compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Synechococcales (Synechococcales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Prochlorococcaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Anathece	Thyroptera
Species	Anathece smithii	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Peters's Disk-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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.