Dwarf Free-tailed Bat vs

Mops nanulus compared with Nitzschia bacillum

Key Differences

• Dwarf Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Molossidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Mops	Nitzschia
Species	Mops nanulus	Nitzschia bacillum

Conservation Status

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Nitzschia bacillum is a small, rod-shaped pennate diatom with a cylindrical outline and a keel-positioned raphe. It inhabits benthic substrates in rivers, streams, and lakes across temperate and subtropical regions worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the attached microalgal biofilm community in diverse freshwater environments.