vs Little Pied Bat

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Chalinolobus picatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Little Pied Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Little Pied Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microcystaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Chalinolobus
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Chalinolobus picatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Pied Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Little Pied Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Little Pied Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aphanocapsa sideroderma is a unicellular cyanobacterium forming colonial aggregates in gelatinous sheaths with iron-encrusted outer layers. It inhabits iron-rich freshwater environments including springs, streams, and wetlands. This photosynthetic bacterium produces energy through oxygenic photosynthesis and contributes to biofilm formation on iron-rich substrates.