Big Naked-backed Bat vs Forest Num-num

Pteronotus gymnonotus compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Naked-backed Bat	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Carissa
Species	Pteronotus gymnonotus	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Big Naked-backed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Naked-backed Bat	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Naked-backed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Big Naked-backed Bat

The Big Naked-backed Bat (Pteronotus gymnonotus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.