vs Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Phyllostomus hastatus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Greater Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Greater Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobakterien)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Microcystaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Phyllostomus
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Phyllostomus hastatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Greater Spear-nosed 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.

Greater Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Aphanocapsa sideroderma is a unicellular cyanobacterium forming colonial aggregates in gelatinous sheaths with iron-encrusted outer layers. It inhabits iron-rich freshwater environments including springs, streams, and wetlands. This photosynthetic bacterium produces energy through oxygenic photosynthesis and contributes to biofilm formation on iron-rich substrates.