Beach Pea vs Lesser Naked Bat

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Cheiromeles
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.