vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Lysobacter soli compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xanthomonadales (Xanthomonadales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Xanthomonadaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Lysobacter	Nyctinomops
Species	Lysobacter soli	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Lysobacter soli is a Gram-negative, gliding bacterium isolated from soil environments, as its species name implies. It inhabits diverse terrestrial soils worldwide and produces extracellular degradative enzymes. This predatory bacterium lyses other soil microorganisms to obtain nutrients and energy.