American Bittersweet vs Lesser Naked Bat

Celastrus scandens compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• American Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Celastraceae	Molossidae
Genus	Celastrus	Cheiromeles
Species	Celastrus scandens	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.