vs Greater Dog-like Bat

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Peropteryx kappleri

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater Dog-like Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Dog-like Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microcystaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Peropteryx
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Peropteryx kappleri

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Dog-like Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Greater Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Aphanocapsa holsatica is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, forming small, diffuse colonies of spherical cells embedded in a colorless mucilaginous matrix. It inhabits the plankton of oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes.