Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Sphingobium limneticum

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Sphingobium
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Sphingobium limneticum

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium limneticum is a Gram-negative aerobic rod first isolated from lake water environments, as its species name implies. It inhabits freshwater lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This chemoheterotroph decomposes dissolved organic matter in lacustrine environments and may degrade aromatic compounds.