vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Lesueur's Hairy Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chordariaceae	Cistugidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Cistugo
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Cistugo lesueuri

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.