Apple Pigmy vs Lesser Naked Bat

Stigmella malella compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Pigmy	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nepticulidae	Molossidae
Genus	Stigmella	Cheiromeles
Species	Stigmella malella	Cheiromeles parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Pigmy and Lesser Naked Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Pigmy	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple Pigmy

The Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.