Midas Free-tailed Bat vs

Mops midas compared with Sphingobium limneticum

Key Differences

• Midas Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midas Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Molossidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Mops	Sphingobium
Species	Mops midas	Sphingobium limneticum

Conservation Status

Midas Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midas Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midas Free-tailed 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.