vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chordariaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Asperococcus	Thyroptera
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Peters's Disk-winged 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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.