vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated 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	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Biddulphia	Thyroptera
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	Thyroptera discifera

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

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

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Biddulphia rhombus is a centric marine diatom with a distinctly bipolar, rhomboid to broadly lanceolate valve shape bearing prominent horn-like elevations. It inhabits coastal planktonic and benthic environments in temperate to warm seas worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom contributes to marine primary production in neritic coastal waters.