vs Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Pipistrellus kuhlii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Kuhl's Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Pipistrellus
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Pipistrellus kuhlii

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Kuhl's Pipistrelle
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.

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.