vs Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

Frustulia rhomboides compared with Platyrrhinus ismaeli

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Naviculales (Naviculales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Amphipleuraceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Frustulia	Platyrrhinus
Species	Frustulia rhomboides	Platyrrhinus ismaeli

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Ismael's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Frustulia rhomboides is a large, elongated freshwater diatom with a rhomboid outline and a distinctive raphe system embedded in siliceous ribs. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in acidic, humic freshwater environments including peat bogs and forest streams. This photosynthetic diatom is a bioindicator of acidic, dystrophic freshwater conditions.