vs Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Lonchorhina marinkellei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Lonchorhina
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Lonchorhina marinkellei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Marinkelle's Sword-nosed 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.

Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.