Gobi Big Brown Bat vs

Eptesicus gobiensis compared with Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Big Brown Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Chordariaceae
Genus	Eptesicus	Mikrosyphar
Species	Eptesicus gobiensis	Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Conservation Status

Gobi Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Big Brown Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae is a small, endophytic brown alga in the order Ectocarpales that parasitizes red algae in the genus Polysiphonia. It penetrates into the cortical tissue of its host, forming small pustules visible on the host thallus surface. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found in temperate coastal marine environments in the Northern Hemisphere.