vs Greater Naked Bat

Gloeothece fuscolutea compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microcystaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Gloeothece	Cheiromeles
Species	Gloeothece fuscolutea	Cheiromeles torquatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Naked 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.

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gloeothece fuscolutea is a unicellular or colonial cyanobacterium forming cells embedded in brownish-yellow (fuscoluteous) gelatinous sheaths. It is found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide and contributes to primary production and nitrogen fixation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.