vs Hairy Big-eared Bat

Gloeothece fuscolutea compared with Micronycteris hirsuta

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Hairy Big-eared Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hairy Big-eared Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Microcystaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Gloeothece	Micronycteris
Species	Gloeothece fuscolutea	Micronycteris hirsuta

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Hairy Big-eared 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.

Hairy Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.