vs Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Cryptomonas minor compared with Saccopteryx canescens

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Frosted Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Frosted Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cryptomonadales (Cryptomonadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cryptomonadaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cryptomonas	Saccopteryx
Species	Cryptomonas minor	Saccopteryx canescens

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Frosted Sac-winged 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.

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Cryptomonas minor is a small freshwater cryptomonad alga with a compressed, bean-shaped cell body containing phycobilin-bearing plastids, found in lakes, ponds, and slow-moving water bodies. It uses two flagella of unequal length for locomotion and is capable of photosynthesis. Cryptomonas species are important members of freshwater phytoplankton communities and serve as prey for zooplankton.