vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Aphanocapsa holsatica compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microcystaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Nyctinomops
Species	Aphanocapsa holsatica	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Peale’s Free-tailed 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.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.