vs Greater Naked Bat

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microcystaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Cheiromeles
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Naked 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 Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.