vs Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

Ensifer shofinae compared with Lonchorhina marinkellei

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobakterien)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rhizobiales (Rhizobiales)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Rhizobiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ensifer	Lonchorhina
Species	Ensifer shofinae	Lonchorhina marinkellei

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Marinkelle's Sword-nosed 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.

Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ensifer shofinae is a nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium in the family Rhizobiaceae, capable of forming symbiotic nodules on leguminous plant roots. Like other Ensifer species, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen in exchange for carbon compounds from its host plant, making it ecologically important in low-nitrogen soils. It was isolated from root nodules and characterized based on molecular and phenotypic traits.