vs Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Hemiselmis anomala compared with Alionycteris paucidentata

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Cryptophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Chroomonadaceae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Hemiselmis Alionycteris
Species Hemiselmis anomala Alionycteris paucidentata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis anomala is a unicellular cryptomonad alga found in marine and estuarine environments, characterised by its asymmetric, kidney-shaped cell and two unequal flagella for swimming. It contains phycobilin pigments allowing photosynthesis and plays a role in marine and coastal primary production. Cryptomonads like this species are significant contributors to phytoplankton communities in diverse aquatic habitats.

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

No description available.

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