Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Pinnularia
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.