vs Niangara Free-tailed Bat

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Mops niangarae

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Niangara Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Niangara 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	Mops
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Mops niangarae

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Niangara Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Niangara 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 Norway and Sweden.

Niangara Free-tailed 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.