vs North American Hoary Bat

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Aeorestes cinereus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while North American Hoary Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		North American Hoary Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Aeorestes
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Aeorestes cinereus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Hoary Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		North American Hoary 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.

North American Hoary Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

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.