arrowroot vs Greater Naked Bat

Thalia geniculata compared with Cheiromeles torquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Greater Naked Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salpidae	Molossidae
Genus	Thalia	Cheiromeles
Species	Thalia geniculata	Cheiromeles torquatus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Greater Naked Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Greater Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.