Beggar-Ticks vs Lesser Naked Bat

Bidens frondosa compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• Beggar-Ticks is Not Evaluated while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar-Ticks	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Molossidae
Genus	Bidens	Cheiromeles
Species	Bidens frondosa	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Beggar-Ticks

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar-Ticks	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar-Ticks

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (9 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beggar-Ticks

The Beggar-Ticks (Bidens frondosa) is a species in the genus Bidens. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Bidens frondosa.