vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Dinobryon suecicum compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Chrysophyceae (Chrysophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chromulinales (Chromulinales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dinobryaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Dinobryon	Saccopteryx
Species	Dinobryon suecicum	Saccopteryx leptura

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lesser 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 Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Dinobryon suecicum is a colonial, loricate chrysophyte alga forming branching chains of individual cells in vase-shaped loricae. It inhabits oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes and ponds across boreal and temperate Europe, as its species name referencing Sweden implies. This mixotrophic organism performs photosynthesis and also ingests bacteria as supplemental nutrition.