broadleaf milkweed vs Lesser Naked Bat

Asclepias latifolia compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Key Differences

• broadleaf milkweed is Extinct while Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broadleaf milkweed	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apocynaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Asclepias	Cheiromeles
Species	Asclepias latifolia	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

broadleaf milkweed

EX — Extinct

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broadleaf milkweed	Lesser Naked Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broadleaf milkweed

Habitat

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

Lesser Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broadleaf milkweed

The Broadleaf Milkweed (Asclepias latifolia) is a species in the genus Asclepias. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.