vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (สาหร่ายสีเขียวแกมน้ำเงิน)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Microcystaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Vampyressa
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Vampyressa melissa

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Melissa's Yellow-eared 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.

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.