Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Nitzschia bacillum

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Nitzschia
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Nitzschia bacillum

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Nitzschia bacillum is a small, rod-shaped pennate diatom with a cylindrical outline and a keel-positioned raphe. It inhabits benthic substrates in rivers, streams, and lakes across temperate and subtropical regions worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the attached microalgal biofilm community in diverse freshwater environments.