vs Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Nitzschia angularis compared with Lonchorhina orinocensis

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Nitzschia	Lonchorhina
Species	Nitzschia angularis	Lonchorhina orinocensis

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Orinocoan Sword-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.