vs Pale-faced Bat

Nitzschia flexa compared with Phylloderma stenops

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Pale-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Pale-faced Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Nitzschia	Phylloderma
Species	Nitzschia flexa	Phylloderma stenops

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Pale-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Pale-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Pale-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.