vs New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Notopteris neocaledonicus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microcystaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Notopteris
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Notopteris neocaledonicus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit 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.

New Caledonia Long-tailed Fruit 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.